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To: BenLurkin

I always thought it was strange how Vic Morrow died a Twilight Zone type of Vietnam combat death while filming a Twilight Zone segment.

Vietnam war set, sounds, costuming, and he and the Vietnamese kids he was rescuing were all killed by a crashing Huey.


10 posted on 06/23/2022 10:48:26 AM PDT by ansel12 ( Kill a Commie for Mommy, proud NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon.)
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To: ansel12

Wow, I didn’t know that (or forgot it). And a “Combat” veteran, too!

I flew in a commuter helo twice in my life, once from SFO to OAK airports back in the late 70s or early 80s and once in NYC from Manhattan to JFK about the same time. Both times I thought the machine was going to shake itself to pieces. I was shocked at the amount of vibration in those things.


15 posted on 06/23/2022 10:53:58 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Wanting to make America great isn’t an insult unless you’re trying to make it worse! ULTRAMAGA!!)
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To: ansel12

Yep, they were all decapitated. The helicopter got to low and the explosions from the pyrotechnics were too hot causing it to lose lift and spin out of control. At least for Vic and the kids, they didn’t feel a thing.


19 posted on 06/23/2022 11:01:56 AM PDT by Macho MAGA Man (No!)
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To: ansel12

Yeah, but technically, that was caused by a ground explosion special effect


51 posted on 06/23/2022 2:00:08 PM PDT by shotgun
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