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On 6 February 1958, British European Airways
flight 609 crashed in a blizzard on its third
attempt to take off from an icy runaway in Munich.
On board were the Manchester United football team,
returning from their 3-3 draw against Red Star
Belgrade, as well as a number of journalists and
other passengers. Twenty-three of the forty-four
passengers and crew aboard died. News of the disaster
sent shockwaves around the world. For people who
lived in Manchester at the time and for football
fans throughout Britain it was one of those moments,
like Kennedy's assassination, when everybody
remembers exactly where they were and how they
heard the terrible news.

Manchester's Finest: How the Munich air
disaster broke the heart of a great city
by David Hall
Pages: 661
Format: EPUB
Language:EN
(ISBN13: 9780593059227)