BEA Flight 609

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BEA Flight 609 was the British European Airways charter flight that crashed in 1958 at Munich-Riem Airport, a tragedy remembered as the Munich air disaster that killed many Manchester United players and staff.

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BEA Flight 609 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air disaster
aviation accident
charter flight
commercial passenger flight
aircraftModel Airspeed Ambassador
surface form: Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador
aircraftName Elizabethan
aircraftType Airspeed Ambassador
airline British European Airways
alsoKnownAs Munich air disaster
attemptNumberOfTakeoff third takeoff attempt
carriedGroup Manchester United players
Manchester United staff
journalists
carriedSportsTeam Manchester United F.C.
cause inability to achieve takeoff speed
reduced engine thrust due to slush on runway
competitionContext European Cup match vs Red Star Belgrade
countryOfOperator United Kingdom
crashCity Munich
crashCountry West Germany
crashSite Munich Airport
surface form: Munich-Riem Airport
date 1958-02-06
departureAirport Belgrade Airport
departureCity Belgrade
departureCountry Yugoslavia
fatalities 23
intendedDestinationAirport Elmdon Airport
surface form: Ringway Airport
intendedDestinationCity Manchester
notableFatality Bert Whalley
David Pegg
Duncan Edwards
Eddie Colman
Liam Whelan
Mark Jones
Roger Byrne
Tom Curry
Tommy Taylor
Walter Crickmer
notableSurvivor Bobby Charlton
Harry Gregg
Sir Matt Busby
surface form: Matt Busby
onboardCrew 6
onboardPassengers 38
onboardTotal 44
operator British European Airways
phaseOfFlightAtAccident takeoff
stopoverAirport Munich Airport
surface form: Munich-Riem Airport
stopoverCity Munich
stopoverCountry West Germany
survivors 21
tailNumber G-ALZU
year 1958

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Munich air disaster flightNumber BEA Flight 609
Busby Babes flightNumber BEA Flight 609