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| Munich Memorial |
| When Sir Matt Busby arrived at Old Trafford in 1945, he came with a vision of making the most successful football team in England. He succeeded, bringing young players to the club and earning his team the nick-name 'The Busby Babes'. However, this perfect vision was short-lived, and came to a sudden end on February 6th, 1958... |
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| On that fateful day, February 6th 1958, at exactly 3.04pm, the plane carrying 43 passengers, including the entire Manchester United squad, manager, coach, journalists, crashed on its third attempt to take off. 23 people were killed in the tragedy, including: Players (pictures featured around page): Geoff Bent Roger Byrne Eddie Coleman Duncan Edwards Mark Jones David Pegg Tommy Taylor Liam Whelan Other club staff: Walter Crickman- club secretary Bert Whalley- club coach Tom Curry- club trainer Journalists: Alf Clarke Don Davies George Follows Tom Jackson Archie Ledbrooke Henry Rose Eric Thompson Frank Swift Flight Crew: Captain Kenneth Rayment- Co-Pilot Tom Cable- Steward Others: Bela Miklos- Travel Agent Willie Satinoff- Supporter |
| Among the twenty survivors were Matt Busby, the manager, players Johnny Berry, Jackie Blanchflower, Bobby Charlton, Bill Foulkes, Harry Gregg, Ken Morgans, Albert Scanlon, Dennis Violett and Ray Wood. The only journalist to survive was Frank Taylor. Photographers Peter Howard and Ted Ellyard survived, as did the flight captain James Thain. Two stewardesses also survived- Rosemary Cheverton and Margaret Bellis. Passengers Mrs. Miklos, Mrs. Lukic and her baby daughter all also survived, thanks to the heroic Harry Gregg, who rescued them from the plane. |
| Liam Whelan |
| David Pegg |
| Mark Jones |
| Eddie Coleman |
| Geoff Bent |
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| 47 years on, the likes of Giggs and Nistelrooy are leading United to victory, possibly themselves becoming United legends. However, one thing remains certain... we may have lost these United legends, but they will never be forgotten. |
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