The day the music died: The Buddy Holly plane crash explained
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MARCH 13, 2025
On February 3, 1959, a Beechcraft Bonanza crashed in bad weather near Clear Lake, Iowa, killing four exemplary musicians of the time. By February, the cold weather had begun to take its toll. He had passed the written examination for instrument flights, but had not fully qualified in instrument rating.
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