Paying tribute to loss of athletes in major air crashes
The file photo shows the wreckage of the Munich air disaster which occurred on Feb 6, 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. [Photo/IC] |