Bob turr and dirk vahle pilot
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Bob Tur -- a legendary news helicopter pilot who captured the Reginald Denny beating that triggered the L.A. Riots, the O.J. Simpson slow-speed chase and.!
OJ Simpson: Pilots who fell out over infamous car chase make friends after becoming WOMEN
Two TV helicopter pilots who fell out with each other over who spotted OJ Simpson’s infamous car chase first are now firm friends - after both becoming women.
Bob Tur and Dirk Vahle were the first pilots to spot Simpson’s white pick up truck as the former American football star led police on a slow-speed chase while holding a gun to his head.
The pair fell out after disagreeing over who had seen the chase first on June 17 1994.
But 20 years later they have found friendship after both having hormone replacement therapy.
Bob Tur, an award-winning former CBS pilot, is now known as Zoey Tur, while Dirk Vahle, once an NBC pilot, is now Dana Vahle.
They got back in touch last year after mutual friend and fellow pilot Desiree Horton told Tur to contact Vahle.
According to southern California radio station KPCC Tur said: “Desiree told me I should get in touch with Dirk Vahle.
I said, ‘Why? Dirk