What is Alan Purwin?
'''Alan David Purwin''' (c. 1962 – September 11, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] helicopter pilot, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was known for being the aerial movie operator ''[[Transformers (movie)|Transformers]]'', ''[[Star Trek (movie)|Star Trek]]'', and ''[[Jurassic World]]''. Purwin was born in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. On September 11, 2015, Purwin died as a passenger in a plane crash near [[Santa Fe de Antioquia]], [[Colombia]], during the shooting of the movie ''[[Mena (movie)|Mena]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brumfield|first1=Ben|last2=Williams|first2=Alima|title=Tom Cruise movie crew members in plane crash that kills 2 in Colombia|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/12/americas/colombia-small-plane-crash/|publisher=CNN|access-date=12 September 2015|date=12 September 2015}}</ref> He was 53 years old.<ref name=blend>{{cite web|last1=Cowden|first1=Catarina|title=Deadly Plane Crash Occurs On Set Of Tom Cruise Film Mena|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Deadly-Plane-Crash-Occurs-Set-Tom-Cruise-Film-Mena-82197.html|publisher=cinemablend.com|access-date=12 September 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Purwin, Alan}} [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Aviation deaths]] [[Category:American philanthropists]] [[Category:People from Los Angeles]] {{US-bio-stub}}