Deaths on Movie Sets: Aircraft Edition

Author: Stephanie Taylor
Published: Mon 21 Mar 2022
Episode Link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyondtheentertainmentpod/episodes/Deaths-on-Movie-Sets-Aircraft-Edition-e1g10v2

So much happens behind the scenes that we aren't usually aware of. Actors get hurt, bloopers are made, and sometimes death occurs. I have compiled 6 short stories for you on deaths that happened on set involving aircrafts. Much like many other accidents some of these could've been avoided and some are just a mystery. We're going to take it back to early Hollywood in the 1920s all the way up to 2015. I hope you're ready to take off with me for this crazy adventure through time and tragedy.

Source notes:

Famed Stunt Pilot Art Scholl Dies as Plane Plunges Into Sea - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) September 16, 1985 retrieved February 27, 2022

Art Scholl - Wikipedia

Actor and two children killed on "Twilight Zone" set - HISTORY

Twilight Zone accident - Wikipedia

Vic Morrow - Wikipedia

Paul Mantz - Wikipedia

Paul Mantz "Flight of the Phoenix" accident - Bing video

What Really Happened to Amelia Earhart? (historynet.com)

'Copter crash victim was veteran film photographer | | wcfcourier.com

The Final Season - Wikipedia

$7.2 Million Jury Verdict For Death in Iowa Helicopter Crash - Robb & Robb (robbrobb.com)