58 Years on: Remembering the 8 Manchester United Players Killed in the Munich Air Disaster

Published on: 06 February 2016

​On 6th February 1958 at 3.04pm the aeroplane carrying the Manchester United team home from a European Cup tie against Red Star Belgrade crashed off the end of a runway in Munich after a routine refuelling stop. The plane had twice tried but failed to take off in the snowy and icy conditions. The passengers disembarked and returned to the terminal building. At that point the United players even discussed heading home by land, but the plane was soon ready to be boarded once more. There was a...

Source: 90min.com

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