Mother of plane crash victim views display of daughter’s images, poems at Million Air

Display of photos, artwork from pilot killed crash at airport

Display of photos, artwork from pilot killed crash at airport

The mother of the pilot who died in a plane crash in June was at the airport to see an exhibition of her artwork and poems.

Natalie Gillis died when her single-engine plane went down just after takeoff on June 17, crashing near the Colonie Public Library and near many homes.

A wall of Natalie’s work is on display at the Million Air terminal.

Natalie, 34, was from Canada and was a pilot, poet and photographer.

Her mom, Mary Gillis-Yap, and two close friends visited the display.