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Twenty people, including seven of Manchester United's players, died at the scene of the crash. The 21st victim was Frank Swift, a journalist and former goalkeeper who played with Busby at Manchester City; he died on his way to hospital. Duncan Edwards died from his injuries on 21 February at the Rechts der Isar Hospital in Munich.
British plane on takeoff near Munich causes death of 25, including Manchester United soccer team. (partial newsreel). (partial newsreel). This is news reel footage from the USA of the Munich air disaster in which a number of the Busby Babes , team officials and reporters were killed
The 1957–58 season was Manchester United's 56th in the Football League, and their 13th consecutive season in the top division of English football. [1]The season marked the biggest tragedy in the club's history as eight players, three club officials and ten other passengers died as a result of their injuries in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958 on their way back from a European Cup ...
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Duncan Edwards (1 October 1936 – 21 February 1958) was an English footballer who played as a left-half for Manchester United and the England national team. He was one of the Busby Babes, the young United team formed under manager Matt Busby in the mid-1950s, playing 177 matches for the club. He was noted for his physical strength, toughness ...
He died on 6 February 1958 in the crash at Munich airport after the plane stopped to refuel on the return flight. In his time at United, he was nicknamed "Snakehips" for his trademark body swerve. [1] Aged 21 years and 3 months, he was the youngest of the 23 people to die.
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However, the season is remembered most for the Munich air disaster which occurred on 6 February 1958 and involved Manchester United on the return flight from a European Cup quarter-final win in Yugoslavia; 23 people died as a result of their injuries in the crash, including eight of the club's players.