Munich air disaster [SEP] point in time
Munich air disaster
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. Twenty of the 44 on the aircraft died at the scene. The injured, some unconscious, were taken to the Rechts der Isar Hospital in Munich where three more died, resulting in
whom she was pregnant at the time of the disaster. He expressed disappointment at never having been able to meet Mr Lukić, who had died in 2007. He was portrayed by actor Ben Peel in a 2011 BBC film, "United", which was centred around the Munich air disaster.
Gregg made an emotional account of the disaster on a TV programme entitled "Munich Air Disaster: I Was There" on the National Geographic Channel. In particular it centres around a personal journey for a reunion with Vera Lukić,