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Munich Air Disaster
History of Great Britain
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| | 1958 | Busby, Matty | |
| 6th Feb Munich Man Utd chartered an aeroplane to fly them home from their European Cup match against the Yugoslavian team Red Star Belgrade, which ended in a 3-3 draw (United won the tie 5-4 on aggregate) |
| 6th Feb Munich Matt Busby is seriously injured and had to stay in hospital for some time after the crash, and is read his last rites twice |
| 6th Feb Munich Seven of Manchester United's players die immediately, and Duncan Edwards dies from his injuries on 21 February, 2 other players had to retire because of their injuries |
| 6th Feb Munich The British European Airways Flight 609 crashes on its 3rd attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport, 23 of the 44 passengers on board die including 8 of the "Busby Babes" |
| 6th Feb Munich There is speculation that the club would fold, but a threadbare United team completes the 1957-1958 season, with United's coach Jimmy Murphy standing in as manager |
| 6th Feb Munich The take-off from Belgrade was delayed for an hour as the United player Johnny Berry had lost his passport,[2] then the plane made a scheduled stop in Munich to refuel |
| 1958 | Charlton, Bobby | |
| 30th July Munich Survivor of the Munich air disaster |
| 1958 | Edwards, Duncan | |
| 6th Feb Seven of Manchester United's players die immediately, and Duncan Edwards dies from his injuries on 21 February, 2 other players had to retire because of their injuries |
| 1958 | Murphy, Jimmy | |
| 6th Feb There is speculation that the club would fold, but a threadbare United team completes the 1957-1958 season, with United's coach Jimmy Murphy standing in as manager |
| 1958 | Thane, James | |
| 6th Feb Although the crash was originally blamed on pilot error, it was subsequently found to have been caused by the build-up of slush towards the ends of the runway, causing deceleration of the aircraft and preventing safe flying speed from being attained. |
| 6th Feb The take-off from Belgrade was delayed for an hour as the United player Johnny Berry had lost his passport,[2] then the plane made a scheduled stop in Munich to refuel |
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