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| Two killed in plane crash involving aircraft linked to Tom Cruise film Mena | Two killed in plane crash involving aircraft linked to Tom Cruise film Mena |
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| Two people have been killed and a third seriously injured after a small plane assigned to the crew of a film starring Tom Cruise crashed in the Colombian Andes. | Two people have been killed and a third seriously injured after a small plane assigned to the crew of a film starring Tom Cruise crashed in the Colombian Andes. |
| An American film pilot, Alan Purwin, and Carlos Berl both died in the crash, while US pilot Jimmy Lee Garland is currently in intensive care in a hospital in Medellin. | An American film pilot, Alan Purwin, and Carlos Berl both died in the crash, while US pilot Jimmy Lee Garland is currently in intensive care in a hospital in Medellin. |
| The Colombian civil aviation authority confirmed that Cruise was not on board the aircraft. | The Colombian civil aviation authority confirmed that Cruise was not on board the aircraft. |
| Cruise’s spokeswoman, Amanda Lundberg, made no comment about the incident. | Cruise’s spokeswoman, Amanda Lundberg, made no comment about the incident. |
| The twin engine Aerostar encountered bad weather on Friday afternoon after taking off from the town of Santa Fe Antioquia for the short flight to Medellin. | The twin engine Aerostar encountered bad weather on Friday afternoon after taking off from the town of Santa Fe Antioquia for the short flight to Medellin. |
| No emergency was reported to air traffic controllers. | No emergency was reported to air traffic controllers. |
| Mr Purwin was the founder and president of the Los Angeles-based company Helinet Technologies, providing aerial surveillance technology and law enforcement. | |
| He was also described as “one of the top film pilots of his generation” on the company's website with a list of credits from television and major Hollywood films such as Transformers, Pearl Harbor and Pirates of the Caribbean. | He was also described as “one of the top film pilots of his generation” on the company's website with a list of credits from television and major Hollywood films such as Transformers, Pearl Harbor and Pirates of the Caribbean. |
| “Alan's enduring passion for film and flying has created aerial footage loved by millions around the world,” according to an online bio on the website of Shotover. | “Alan's enduring passion for film and flying has created aerial footage loved by millions around the world,” according to an online bio on the website of Shotover. |
| Garland, the only survivor, is a flight instructor and manager of a regional airport in Georgia’s Cherokee County near Atlanta. | Garland, the only survivor, is a flight instructor and manager of a regional airport in Georgia’s Cherokee County near Atlanta. |
| Cruise, who is himself a trained pilot, arrived in Medellin last month to film Mena, a film about US pilot Barry Seal – a drug runner recruited by the CIA to capture the late cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar. | Cruise, who is himself a trained pilot, arrived in Medellin last month to film Mena, a film about US pilot Barry Seal – a drug runner recruited by the CIA to capture the late cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar. |
| The Piper Aerostar-600, with tail number N164HH, appears to be the same aircraft that Cruise was photographed exiting upon his arrival in Medellin. | The Piper Aerostar-600, with tail number N164HH, appears to be the same aircraft that Cruise was photographed exiting upon his arrival in Medellin. |
| Additional reporting by agencies | Additional reporting by agencies |