AVIATORS
All pilots must make that mysterious final flight and leave their mortal remains behind. Some choose to have their ashes scattered over a favorite airfield, while military pilots might land at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. So, how did 14 aviation pioneers come to rest beneath a Spanish-style arch in Burbank, California?
Standing just 500 yards from the threshold of Runway 33 at Hollywood Burbank Airport is the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation, a 75-foot-tall Spanish Mission Revival gate built as an impressive entrance to the Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park
