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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 ]
Manchester United and England great Sir Bobby Charlton has died aged 86.. Charlton was a key member of England’s victorious 1966 World Cup team and also enjoyed great success at club level with ...
In the episode "Munich Air Disaster" of the air crash documentary Mayday, Charlton was interviewed as a survivor in the show, alongside Harry Gregg. In August 2024, Endrick, a rising star striker from Brazil who plays for Real Madrid, claimed Bobby Charlton was one of his idols and favourite players during a promotional interview with New Balance.
The England and Manchester United legend, who insisted surviving the Munich air disaster in 1958 was a ‘miracle’, overcame tragedy to win the European Cup and World Cup
Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country's 1966 World Cup triumph ...
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.
Sir Bobby Charlton cheated death on a Munich runway aged 20 to become arguably the greatest-ever English footballer
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.