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James Thane
History of Great Britain
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| | 1958 | Munich Air Disaster | |
| 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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