John Travolta recalls near-death experience while piloting airplane: 'I thought it was over'
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John Travolta's near-death experience helped him prepare for "The Shepherd." He recalled thinking he was going to die while piloting an airplane with family on board.
In the flick based on the Frederick Forsyth 1975 novel of the same name, a young Royal Air Force pilot flying his de Havilland Vampire jet suffers total electrical failure and a mysterious pilot (Travolta) appears out of nowhere and guides the aircraft to safety. Tracy Wright is an entertainment reporter for Fox News Digital. Send story tips to Tracy.Wright@fox.com.
"I actually experienced a total electrical failure, not in a Vampire but in a corporate jet over Washington D.C.," Travolta said during a panel discussion after the movie, according to Variety. "So when I read [Forsyth’s] book, it resonated even more because of this experience I had personally had."