In April 1955, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) established the European Cup, a football competition for the champion clubs of UEFA-affiliated nations, the … See more

The crash was originally blamed on pilot error, but it was later found to have been caused by slush towards the end of the runway, slowing the aircraft and preventing safe flying speed. … See more

Old Trafford
The first memorials at Old Trafford to the lost players and staff were unveiled on 25 February 1960. The … See more

Thain had flown the "Elizabethan"-class Airspeed Ambassador, registration G-ALZU, to Belgrade but handed the controls to Rayment for the return. At 14:19 GMT, the control tower at Munich was told the plane was ready to take off and gave clearance for take … See more

Twenty passengers died at the scene, another died on his way to hospital, and two others died later that month while in the hospital.
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Twenty people, including seven of Manchester United's players, died at the scene of the crash. The 21st victim was Frank Swift, … See more

Music
Several musical tributes to the Munich air disaster have been recorded, the earliest being the song "The Flowers of Manchester". Written by an anonymous author, later revealed to be Eric Winter, the editor of the … See more