On February 6th 1958 was the Manchester United fotball team, together with supporters and journalists, returning from a match in Belgrade. The match in the European Cup had ended 3-3 which gave Manchester United a shot at the semi-final. The team's returnflight back to Manchester stopped in Munich to refuel, but in the wintery weather did not everything go according to the plan. The airplane crashed on its third attempt at take off from the Munich-Riem airport due to the slush on the runway. The airplane skidded of the end of the runway, crashed into a fence and finally hit a truck filled with fuel wich exploded. 23 of the people onboard died in the accident, while 21 people survived. It took Manchester United several years to recover from the accident, and to again have a shot at winning the the Euorpean Cup.
The Manchester united players who died were Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Coleman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg,Tommy Taylor and Liam "Billy" Wheland. A plaque and a clock can be found on Old Trafford in memory of the accident and the lives in claimed. The Munich tunnel at Old Trafford was named so on the 50th anniversary of the accident.
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