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** Another is [[Bus Crash|Henry's death]]. No allied transport plane was shot down over the Sea of Japan. For virtually the entirety of the Korean War, allied air forces controlled the skies. For all intents and purposes, the moment Henry stepped on the plane, he was safe. This [[They Just Didn't Care|was more intentional]] by the writers than anything, if only to prevent [[Trope Namer|McLean Stevenson]] [[McLeaned|from returning to the role after leaving]] [[Killed Off for Real|by killing off his character]] [[Dropped a Bridge on Him|in the most dramatic way possible]], and show that war could take anyone at any time.
*** The notion that Henry was killed off as he was to underscore the inherently hazardous environment is supported by the next episode (at the beginning of season 4) introducing BJ. Just on the way from the airport at Kimpo back to the 4077, the three are shown coming under fire twice (once from infiltrators, and once from mortars) and encounter a family checking for mines in a could-be field.
** Well, that's not true: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130218074137/http://koreanwar.defense.gov/factsheetusairforcekw.html the first US plane shot down in the war] was a transport plane.
*** [[Word of God]] has it that Henry did not die; "reports of his death have been greatly exaggerated".
* [[Documentary Episode]]: "The Interview", "Our Finest Hour"
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