Nope, you don't.
Sluggo is right. To my knowledge (and it's quite advanced don't ya know

As far as I know the idea of killing off one of the main cast was abandoned before any shooting was done and definately before any effects work was completed. Even the early animatic (see 'Returning to Jedi' at 02:17:35) shows the Falcon speeding away from the Death Star.
JD