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Bell UH 1B Iroquois on airfield
Bell UH 1B Iroquois on airfield

On July 23, 1982, a Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter crashed at Indian Dunes in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, United States, during the making of Twilight Zone: The Movie. The crash killed actor Vic Morrow and child actors Myca Dinh Le and Renee Shin-Yi Chen, who were on the ground, and injured the six helicopter passengers. The incident led to years of civil and criminal action against the personnel overseeing the shoot, including director John Landis, after the incident new procedures and safety standards in the filmmaking industry were introduced.

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Bell UH 1B Iroquois on airfield
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