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#53873. bjb
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In what Apollo mission did Steve Austin, the $6 million dollar man, have his near fatal crash which we saw at the beginning of each episode?
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The aircraft resembles the Space Shuttle. If it were to be based on an Apollo Mission, it would have to have been Apollo 1 that blew up on the launch pad and killed the 3 astronauts, Grissom, Chaffee and White. Apollo 13 had a fire which prevented it from landing on the moon, but they did have a successful return to earth.
The aircraft seen crashing in the opening sequence of The Six Million Dollar Man was an M2-F2, a "flying body configuration" built by Northrup. The audio sound effects are from a crash that occurred on May 10, 1967, at Edwards Air Force base in California (although the dialogue heard was recorded by Lee Majors). The test pilot, Bruce Peterson, hit the ground at 250 mph, tumbling six times. He lost use of his right eye and had to stop flying, ending his career. Understandably, Peterson has said that he hated reliving his accident, week after week, courtesy of Steve Austin
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Jan 10 05, 6:37 PM
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