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The Munich air disaster occurred on 6 February 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off at Munich-Riem Airport in Munich, West Germany. The aircraft was carrying the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the " Busby Babes ", along with supporters and journalists. [ 1 ]
Footballers killed in the Munich air disaster (11 P) Pages in category "Victims of the Munich air disaster" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Pages in category "Footballers killed in the Munich air disaster" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Munich air disaster: Munich, West Germany Failure to take off due to slush on runway Olivier Dassault: France 2021 Billionaire and French MP Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil: Deauville, Northwestern France Under investigation Liam Davison: Australia 2014 Author Malaysia Airlines Flight 17: Hrabove, Ukraine: Airliner shot down [37] Geoffrey de ...
Kenneth Gordon Rayment, DFC (11 March 1921 – 15 March 1958) was a British pilot and decorated Second World War flying ace.On 6 February 1958, he was the co-pilot of BEA flight 609 that was to carry the Manchester United football team and journalists from West Germany to England but which crashed on take-off.
Manchester United star Marcus Rashford recited a poem to mark the 65th anniversary of the Munich air disaster. Twenty-three people were killed, including eight players dubbed the Busby Babes, when ...
He was noted for his physical strength, toughness, and level of authority on the pitch, and has been ranked amongst the toughest players of all time. One of eight players who died as a result of the Munich air disaster, he survived initially but succumbed to his injuries in hospital two weeks later. Many of his contemporaries have described him ...
Second World War James Thain (8 February 1921 – 6 August 1975) was a British aviator and former Royal Air Force officer. He was pilot in command aboard BEA Flight 609 when it crashed in the 1958 Munich air disaster .