So many sing about "the day that music died" on Feb. 3, 1959, when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed in a plane crash. After Jennings told Holly that he wouldn’t be on the plane, Holly said, "I hope your dammed bus freezes up again." Air traffic controllers gave 21-year-old pilot Roger Peterson weather reports several times from 5:30 p.m. until takeoff. THE SAFETY MEASURE WAS NOT ALWAYS STANDARD"Neither communicator could recall having drawn these flash advisories to the attention of Pilot Peterson. Peters was only certified for Visual Flight Rules, or clear weather, not Instrument Flight Rules, flying in clouds.

Source: Forbes February 03, 2024 10:32 UTC