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Fifty years ago the "Busby Babes" tragedy

Manchester, United Kingdom - The English "Superga"

Football lovers should remember it. On February 6th, 1950, exactly fifty years ago, a twin-engine airplane of BEA (British European Airways) crashed while taking off from the airport of Munich, after a stopover on its way back from Belgrade, where Manchester United had played a Champions Cup game against the "Red Star". At the moment of the takeoff there was a snow on the airport. In the accident...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1085571
Rome, Italy, 02/06/2008 18:39
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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