On 6 February 6, 1958, one of the most tragic accidents in football happened. British European Airways Flight 609 carrying Manchester United team, crashed near Munich. Twenty-three of the 44 passengers died. Nine of the victims were players of the famous Man. Utd. generation known as Busby Babes…
Manchester was playing a second leg Champions Cup game against Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade. Next day they were coming back in England after qualifying for the semi finals of the competition. The plane landed in Munich for refueling. After 2 unsuccessful attempts to take-off, the pilot made his last, fatal attempt. The frozen runway lowered the speed of the plane and it crashed near after the taking-off.
The team that was destined to conquer Europe was destroyed... Their families left with their hearts full of pain…
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Wikipedia article about the accident
Manchester was playing a second leg Champions Cup game against Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade. Next day they were coming back in England after qualifying for the semi finals of the competition. The plane landed in Munich for refueling. After 2 unsuccessful attempts to take-off, the pilot made his last, fatal attempt. The frozen runway lowered the speed of the plane and it crashed near after the taking-off.
The team that was destined to conquer Europe was destroyed... Their families left with their hearts full of pain…
Read moreWikipedia article about the accident
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R.I.P those legends....
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