The Day the Music Died
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Civil Aeronautics Board
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Photo of the aviation accident known as "The Day the Music Died", that occurred on February 3, 1959, near Clear Lake, Iowa, where rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, as well as the pilot, Roger Peterson perished. The photo was taken by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) in the course of their investigation of the crash. The CAB is the precursor to today's National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and was a part of the Department of Transportation.
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Picture from The Day the Music Died: Crash Site Photo Archive (Other photos available, graphic content). The photographs were originally attached with the Aircraft Accident Report – File No. 2-0001 by the Civil Aeronautics Board (September 15, 1959)
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