Plane Hits Ozzy's Tour Bus - Randy Rhoads Crash Explained

(Please Subscribe!) Dan (@takesTakingOffDan) a look at the life and death of Ozzy Osbourne guitar player Randy Rhoads who was killed in a plane crash on March 19, 1982. Bus Driver Andy Aycock stole a plane and took tour members for joy rides (flights), but the second one ended in tragedy when his buzz of the tour bus was too low and the wing clipped the bus and hit a tree, exploding killing Aycock, Rhoads and tour makeup artist Rachel Youngblood.
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00:00 Introduction of Ozzy Osbourne's Guitarist Randy Rhoads
01:28 Randy Rhoads Background
02:51 Randy Rhoads auditions for Ozzy Osbourne
03:41 Dan Millican Personal Take on this Music
04:52 Ozzy's new band records and tours
05:38 Randy Rhoads tells Ozzy he's going back to college
06:43 Last Concert in Knoxville and Bus Ride South
07:39 Aycock Parks Bus at Flying Baron Estates
08:19 Morning of March 19, 1982
09:53 Two Things about Andrew Aycock
10:36 Where was Wanda Aycock?
12:38 Aycock had previously crashed a helicopter killing someone
12:50 Aftermath of the Crash
13:44 Dan's key takeaways from the crash
16:47 Tips for Riding on a Small Plane
17:35 Thanks to Sponsors