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Gallery Package - 1958 Munich Air Crash


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6 February 1958<br>A West German policeman holds a brilliant lamp to give aid to the men searching for casualties in last nights tragic plane crash in Munich, when seven members of the Manchester United football team were killed and many injured.<br>6th February 1958.

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6 February 1958<br>WRECKAGE OF MANCHESTER UNITED ELIZABETHAN AIRLINER WHICH CRASHED AT MUNICH AIRPORT.<br>FEBRUARY 6th 1958.

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6 February 1958<br>The wreckage of the BEA Elizabeth airliner, which was carrying the Manchester United football team, was scattered  in the driving snow. 17 died, 19 seriously hurt, 4 slightly hurt and 4 missing .<br>February 6th 1958

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8 February 1958<br>Munich Air Disaster 1958 took place on February 6, 1958, when the British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport in Germany. On board the plane was the Manchester United football team along with a number of supporters and journalists. Twenty-three of the 44 passengers on board the aircraft died in the disaster. - Josef Reichel (c.) of the German Aviation Adminstration investigates the wreckage, February 8, 1958.

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6 February 1958<br>Twisted remains of the Elizabethan Airliner that crashed in Munich carrying members of the Manchester United Football Team.<br>6th February 1958.

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6 February 1958<br>Twisted remains of the Elizabethan Airliner that crashed in Munich carrying members of the Manchester United Football Team.<br>6th February 1958.

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6 February 1958<br>The wreckage of the plane that crashed in Munich carrying members of the Manchester United Football team.<br>6th February 1958.

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7 February 1958<br>Sir Matt Busby in hospital after Munich air crash which killed twenty one people including seven members of Manchester United team.<br>7th February 1958.

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8 February 1958<br><br>Bobby Charlton sits in a hospital bed while recovering from his injuries sustained in the Munich aircrash.<br>8th February 1958.

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7 February 1958<br>Dennis Viollet is comforted by his wife Barbara as he lays in hospital after the Munich aircrash that killed seven Manchester United football players.<br>7th February 1958.

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7 February 1958<br>Munich Air Disaster 1958 took place on February 6, 1958, when the British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport in Germany. On board the plane was the Manchester United football team along with a number of supporters and journalists. Twenty-three of the 44 passengers on board the aircraft died in the disaster. - ManU players Henry Gragg (l.) and Bill Foulkes (c.) visit Ken Morgans in the &quotHospital right from river Isar" in Munich, February 7, 1958.

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6 February 1958<br>The bodies of the victims of the tragic air crash at Munich Germany lie in the snow after being recovered from the wreakage of the Elizabethan airliner<br>The plane carried a crew of 6 and 38 passengers including the Manchester United Football team and officials who were returning from Belgrade following the European Cup Quarter Final -1958<br>February<br>

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1960<br>25th February 1960 Matt Busby unveils Munich Memorial Plaque at Old Trafford recording the names of those who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster of February 1958

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6 February 1958<br>This is the Manchester United football team that boarded this plane at Ringway Airport in Manchester to fly to Munich to play in the European Cup. Some of them never made it home as the plane crashed at  Munich on their return.<br>6th February 1958.

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6 February 1958<br>The last picture of Manchester United as a team before the Munich aircrash. Left to Right, Duncan Edwards, Eddie Colman, Mark Jones, Ken Morgans, Bobby Charlton, Dennis Viollet, Tommy Taylor, Billy Foulkes, Harry Gregg, Albert Scanlon, Roger Byrne.<br>6th February 1958.

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25 February 1958<br>Survivors of the Munich air crash watch Matt Busby unveil a memorial to those who died. In the centre, hands in his pockets, Dennis Viollet. Behind him, Harry Gregg and next to him Albert Scanlon and next to Scanlon is Ken Morgans. 25th February 1960

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11 March 1958<br>Munich Air Disaster 1958 took place on February 6, 1958, when the British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport in Germany. On board the plane was the Manchester United football team along with a number of supporters and journalists. Twenty-three of the 44 passengers on board the aircraft died in the disaster. - The mayor of Manchester Leslie Lever and his wife visit the &quotHospital right from river Isar", first row f.l.t.r. Professor Maurer, Dr. Herbert GÅnther-KÅhne, mayor Leslie Lever and wife, alderman  Hamm; hospital employees rows following, March 11, 1958. <br><br>

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6 February 1958<br>Munich Air Disaster 1958 took place on February 6, 1958, when the British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport in Germany. On board the plane was the Manchester United football team along with a number of supporters and journalists. Twenty-three of the 44 passengers on board the aircraft died in the disaster. - Shortly after the crash, the survivor Peter Howard, press photographer, makes a phone call in the hospital with his editorial office in London, February 6, 1958.

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12 February 1958<br>German Football Officials watch as a wreath is taken aboard a vickers-viscount turbo-prop airliner at the Munich-Riem airport, Munich, Germany.<br>The plane carrying the bodies of the twenty one victims of the Munich plane crash took off for London. The victims of the disaster included seven members of the Manchester United football team.<br>From left to right are: Sepp Herberger, coach of the national football team, Ludwig Maierboeck, manager of the  Bavarian football association, unidentified man, and Hans Huber, vice-president of the german football association.<br>12th February 1958.

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12 February 1958<br>Funeral of Manchester Utd captain Roger Byrne killed in the Munich Aircrash on 6th February 1958.<br>12th February 1958.

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17 April 1958<br>Munich Air Disaster.<br>Photo shows: Matt Busby, during last talk with Professor Maurer. At right is Mrs Busby listening to one of the doctors, who attended the hospitalised victims of the February 6th air disaster. Busby was released on 17th April.

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1957<br>Manchester United team photo. The 1957 league champions, who were involved in the Munich air disaster of February 6th 1958. Seven of the team are dead, the rest are injured.    <br>Photo shows: (back row l-r)  Webster (not on plane); McGuinness (not on plane); Blanchflower (injured); Doherty (not on plane); Colman (dead); <br>(middle row l-r) T. Curry (trainer,dead); Foulkes (injured); Charlton (injured); Goodwin (not on plane); Wood (injured); Whelan (dead); Jones (dead); Edwards (injured); Inglis (trainer, not on plane); <br>(front rwo l-r) Viollet (injured); Berry (injured); Matt Busby (manager, critically injured); Byrne (captain,dead), Murphy (asst.-manager, not on plane); Taylor (dead); Pegg (dead).

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10 February 1958<br>Munich, Germany: Manchester United's Bobby Charlton (left), and his team-mate Ken Morgans (seated on his bed in hospital) can be seen to be on the road to recovery. Inn Keeper Hans Gross can be seen to be beaming broadly as he brings the two players a sample of Munich beer.<br><br>Feburary 10th 1958

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10 February 1958<br>Three members of the Manchester United  Football Club, left to right, goalkeeper Harry Gregg, Jimmy Murphy, the clubs assistant manager, and Billy Foulkes look from the window of the train as they depart from Munich to travel by land back to England.<br>10th February 1958.

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19 February 1958<br>Manchester United v Sheffield Wednesday<br>Survivor of the Munich Air disaster, Harry Gregg, the Manchester United  goalkeeper, saves a shot from a Sheffield Wednesday attack during their FA Cup Fifth Round match at Old Trafford. <br>19th February 1958

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5 February 1958<br>Red Star Belgrade v Manchester United<br>Manchester United's Bobby Charlton scoring his team's third goal in their European Cup match in Belgrade.  <br>5th February 1958<br><br>

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2 February 1958<br>Roger Byrne, Manchester United captain.<br>2nd February 1958.

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19 February 1958<br>Captain and survivor of the Munich aircrash, Manchester United's Billy Foulkes leads the team out to play in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup against Sheffield Wednesday.<br>19th February 1958

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6 February 1958<br>Red Star Belgrade v Manchester United <br>Red Star goalkeeper Vladimir Beara saves from an attack by members of the ill-fated Manchester United team during the European Cup match in Belgrade. Dennis Violet (left) was injured and Tommy Taylor (centre background) was killed in the Munich aircrash.<br>6th February 1958.

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23 February 1958<br>Manchester United v Nottingham Forest <br>Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Thomson (right) in a challenge with Manchester United's Pearson during the match at Old Trafford. This was United's first league game since the Munich aircrash.<br>23rd February 1958.

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