Director Killed in Crash While Filming ‘Dangerous Flights'

Director Killed in Crash While Filming ‘Dangerous Flights’

Bethany Whitfield

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 12:03 AM ET

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** John Driftmier (Handout photo courtesy of
Pixcom Productions)**

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Canadian TV director John Driftmier was killed in a plane crash in Kenya while filming the second season of Discovery Channel's "Dangerous Flights," a reality show about high-risk aircraft deliveries.
The pilot also died in the accident, which occurred while Driftmier was shooting aerial footage for the program.
This marks the second fatal accident during the filming of a Discovery Channel reality show in a short period, following another helicopter crash in Los Angeles that killed three men.

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Canadian TV director John Driftmier was killed on Sunday in an airplane crash while filming the second season of “Dangerous Flights,” a reality program for the Discovery Channel that follows fliers as they “risk their lives in the high-danger, high-stress business of aircraft delivery.”

While little is known about the crash, it reportedly took place in Kenya while Driftmier, 30, was shooting aerial footage for the show. The pilot was also killed in the accident.