The Death of Dean Martin's Son
Dean Martin is another fan favorite of the rat pack. His oldest child Dean Paul (Dino Jr.) was on a sure path to success. Many people said that he had his father's star power and was successful in television and as a musician. He was in a band called Dino, Desi, and Billy.
In March of 1987, Dino Jr., a trained pilot, was flying a fighter jet out of March Air Force Base in California. The visibility that day was low, and Dino Jr. crashed his plane into a mountainside at 400 mph. He and the crewman on board perished. His father was crushed beyond repair.
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