[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aIbmSFVcw4"]YouTube - Flowers Of Manchester Sky Sport Tribute[/ame] 51 years on Friday, no need for a long post, but just a big thank-you lads....RIP you'll live forever and ever in the hearts of EVERY UNITED fan. A Broken Plane, A Broken Dream. A Broken Heart, A Broken Team. No Words Were Said, A Silent Vow. We Loved You Then,We love you Now
the main site has a lot of really great tributes and information about this sad day: http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={571DB702-768B-4AB7-8699-CB5285216798}
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.
The Munich air disaster took place 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 in Munich, West Germany. On board the plane was the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the "Busby Babes", along with a number of supporters and journalists. 23 of the 44 people on board the aircraft died as a result of the crash. The injured were taken to the Rechts der Isar Hospital in Munich where 16 survived. The team was returning from a European Cup match in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, but had to make a stop in Munich for refuelling, as a non-stop trip from Belgrade to Manchester was out of the "Elizabethan" class Airspeed Ambassador aircraft's range. After refuelling, the pilots, Captains James Thain and Kenneth Rayment, attempted to take off twice, but had to abandon both attempts due to boost surging in the port engine. Fearing that they would get too far behind schedule, Captain Thain rejected an overnight stay in Munich in favour of a third take-off attempt. By the time of the third attempt, it had begun to snow, causing a layer of slush to build up at the end of the runway. When the aircraft hit the slush, it lost velocity, making take-off impossible. It ploughed through a fence past the end of the runway, before the port wing hit a nearby house and was torn off. Of the 44 people on the aircraft, 21 were killed instantly and several others were knocked unconscious. Fearing that the aircraft might explode, Captain Thain set about getting the remaining passengers as far away as possible. Despite this, Manchester United goalkeeper Harry Gregg remained behind to pull survivors from the wreckage.
R.I.P. to everyone who lost their lives this day in 1958.... anytime i see the Last Lineup i feel so sad
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADOqaqXjbDk&feature=related"]YouTube - Duncan Edwards by Sir Matt Busby and Bobby Charlton[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hFMcpTQNVo&feature=related"]YouTube - duncan edwards the life of a legend[/ame] Duncan Edwards. My father is still a big Duncan Edwards fan, he often says to me you can hype up your Bests and Ronaldos, Duncan was the best player I have ever seen.