Manchester United Plane Crash 1958 Survivors

On 6 february 1958 british european airways flight 609 carrying the manchester united football team along with supporters and journalists crashed in thick snow at munich airport.

Manchester united plane crash 1958 survivors. Uniteds famous team of busby babes were decimated by the crash. 23 people lost their lives including eight manchester united footballers. Yes i am talking about the infamous 1958 munich air crash which was carrying the manchester united football. Among the 21 survivors were eight.

Manchester united honour victims of 1958 munich air. The munich air disaster occurred on 6 february 1958 when british european airways flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush covered runway at munich riem airport west germanyon the plane was the manchester united football team nicknamed the busby babes along with supporters and journalists. 23 dead and 19 injured in one of the most disastrous events in the world of football. They were returning from the city in 1958 when their plane crashed at.

Manchester united will host a service at old trafford from 240pm on tuesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the munich air disaster with turnstiles at the lower east stand to open from 130pm. The wreckage of the british european airways plane which crashed in munich on 6 february 1958. Twenty of the 44 on the aircraft died at the scene.