Munich Air Disaster Meme. The accident claimed 23 lives among them eight manchester united players and three club officials. At the top left is captain james thain the pilot on the ill fated flight in the light jacket is wireless operator george w.
Given the military serial number 55 0291 the aircraft was the first united states air force c 131 to be based in europe at raf northolt where it was under command of the 7500th air base group 3rd air force u s. On board the plane was the manchester united football team nicknamed the busby babes along with a number of supporters and journalists. A crash investigation revealed water in the fuel tank booster pump.
Di dalam pesawat terdapat para pemain manchester united yang bersinar kala itu dijuluki busby babes bersama dengan sejumlah.
On february 17 one of the survivors of the munich air disaster harry gregg died at the age of 87. Given the military serial number 55 0291 the aircraft was the first united states air force c 131 to be based in europe at raf northolt where it was under command of the 7500th air base group 3rd air force u s. 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 deaths survivors and aftermath of munich air disaster in pictures that killed 23 individuals in including eight a plane carrying the manchester united team crashed on february 6 1958.
