Alan D. Purwin

Alan D. Purwin was an American helicopter pilot and aerial film operator whose work in cinema spanned stunt coordination, aerial coordination, and piloting roles across major productions. Born on August 28, 1961 in Los Angeles, California, Purwin entered the film industry as a pilot in Die Hard (1988), where Purwin operated a helicopter for one of the film’s key sequences. Purwin’s expertise in aerial cinematography and coordination became a recurring asset in high-profile projects, including The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) as a cargo helicopter pilot, Armageddon (1998) as aerial coordinator, and Pearl Harbor (2001) in the same capacity.

Purwin’s contributions extended to stunt coordination and aerial operation in films such as Set It Off (1996) and Training Day (2001). In Magnolia (…