The exact cause of the crash remains unknown, though weather conditions on the day were poor, with heavy rain and fog affecting visibility.
The exact cause of the crash remains unknown though weather conditions on the day were not good, with heavy rain and fog affercting visibility.
Just three days after the release of the group's fifth album, Street Survivors, the band's future was cast into doubt when a chartered jet carrying the band ran out of fuel and crashed in Mississippi.
Flag bearers of the American south and famed for tracks Free Bird and Sweet Home Alabama, Skynyrd were on a hot streak in the 70s before three members were killed in a horrendous air accident.
The iconic track was recorded shortly before Redding's plane crashed into Lake Monona in December 1967.
