#OTD in 1958 – Eight players of Manchester United were killed in the Munich air disaster.

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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 from a slush-covered runway at Munich-Riem Airport, West Germany. On the plane was the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the ‘Busby Babes’, along with supporters and journalists. The disaster takes the lives […]

#OTD in 1958 – Eight players of Manchester United were killed in the Munich air disaster.

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#OTD in 1958 – Eight players of Manchester United were killed in the Munich air disaster.

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#OTD in 1958 – Eight players of Manchester United were killed in the Munich air disaster.

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#OTD in 1958 – Eight players of Manchester United were killed in the Munich air disaster.

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#OTD in 1958 – Eight players of Manchester United were killed in the Munich air disaster.

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#OTD in 1957 – Shamrock Rovers are the first Irish team to play in European soccer competition.

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League of Ireland champions Shamrock Rovers welcomed the Busby Babes to Dublin for the first of a two legs in the preliminary round. The Munich Air Disaster, which ripped the heart out of Manchester United’s star-studded team, was still five months away and Duncan Edwards, Roger Byrne, David Pegg and Tommy Taylor all lined out […]

1958 – Eight players of Manchester United were killed in the Munich air disaster.

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1958 – Eight players of Manchester United were killed in the Munich air disaster, including Billy Whelan from Dublin.

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