On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were all killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with …

Feb 3, 2020 · The owner, Jerry Dwyer, offered Holly and two others a flight in a 1947 V-tailed Beechcraft 35 Bonanza (N3794N) with 21-year-old pilot Roger Peterson for $36 a person. …

Two bodies were located near the main wreckage and can be seen in this photo. The one on the left is that of Buddy Holly and the one on the right is Ritchie Valens.

Feb 23, 2019 · Within minutes of takeoff from the Mason City Airport in Iowa at around 1:00 AM CST, February 3, 1959, the chartered Beech-Craft Bonanza airplane No. N3794N containing …

2 days ago · “The other victims were Buddy Holly, another top singer in the teenage tradition, and J.P. Richardson —known professionally as ‘The Big Bopper’ — and Roger Peterson, 201, the …

As discussed in the accident report, Charles Hardin Holley (Buddy Holly), J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper), and Richard Valenzuela (Richie Valens) were traveling ahead of a group of …

The Day the Music Died Men viewing the wreckage of a Beechcraft Bonanza airplane in a snowy field outside Clear Lake, Iowa, early February 1959. The crash, on February 3, claimed the …

2 days ago · This 1947 Beechcraft Model 35 Bonanza, serial number D-1089, N3851N, is the same type aircraft in which Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper were killed, 3 …

2 days ago · After the performance, Holly boarded the 1947 Beechcraft Bonanza. Two other members had the option to fly with him at $36 per person. ... Buddy Holly’s body was buried a …

Mar 3, 2010 · Rising American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, along with the pilot, are killed when their chartered Beechcraft Bonanza plane …