Turk - No it didnt, a lot of people ask about it. The shooters are a very skilled bunch of people. There was one pilot, the late Joe Keeley who could fly along with the cyclic between his knees and shoot a deer with his Armalite or M16 and get a head shot. He spent many years as a ground hunter before learning to fly.
Video South in NZ have a video called the last great adventure which has some fantastic video footage of this era, well worth the few dollars. Let me know if you want the link to their site.
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