Otis Redding, 26, and five teenage members of his band were killed Dec. 10, 1967, when their twin-engine aircraft plunged into frigid Lake Monona in Wisconsin.
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One of the toughest
On the night of August 31, 1969, the day before his 46th birthday, former world heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano was a passenger in a light plane that took off from Chicago despite warnings of stormy weather ahead.
After cheating death twice Patsy Cline’s luck ran out
“Don’t worry about me, Hoss. When it’s my time to go, it’s my time.” Patsy Cline escaped death twice — at age 13 when she was hospitalized with a critical … Continue reading After cheating death twice Patsy Cline’s luck ran out
The Tour From Hell
The plane had room for only three passengers and since the Big Bopper had the flu and wanted to get there as quickly as possible he took Waylon Jennings’ seat on the plane and Waylon stayed on the bus.