The World - News from June 29, 1989
A helicopter crashed on the Greek island of Corfu when it hit the top of a tree during filming of the movie “Freedom or Death,” killing American stuntman Clinton Carpenter, 23, and injuring a five-member film crew, police said. The film is being made by British-based All Star Pictures and stars Oliver Reed and George Kennedy, police said. Neither actor was involved in the accident. Police said the injured on the helicopter were Americans Michael Cane, 30; Phil Odel, 33, and Lee Linguist, 32. British pilot Mark Wolff, 41, was also injured. Hometowns of the victims were not immediately available.
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