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 an airplane crash in Kenya while filming for Discovery Channel's reality show "Dangerous Flights."
The accident, which also claimed the life of the pilot, occurred during production of a show centered on the high-danger business of aircraft delivery.
This fatality is the second recent on-set death for a Discovery Channel reality program, following a separate crash during the filming of a military-themed show in Los Angeles.

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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.