Munich air disaster

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airliner crash aviation accident sports-related disaster

The Munich air disaster was a 1958 plane crash involving Manchester United’s “Busby Babes” that killed 23 people and became one of the most tragic and defining events in football history.

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	airliner crash → aviation accident → sports-related disaster →
aircraftName	Elizabethan →
aircraftType	Airspeed Ambassador →
cause	crash during takeoff → reduced aircraft acceleration → slush on runway →
competitionContext	European Cup →
country	Germany → West Germany →
date	1958-02-06 →
destination	Manchester →
flightNumber	BEA Flight 609 →
involvedTeam	Manchester United F.C. →
killedPerson	Bert Whalley → David Pegg → Duncan Edwards → Eddie Colman → Geoff Bent → Liam Whelan → Mark Jones → Roger Byrne → Tom Curry → Tommy Taylor → Walter Crickmer →
legacy	defining tragedy in Manchester United history → one of the most tragic events in football history →
location	Munich → Munich-Riem Airport →
managerAtTime	Matt Busby →
matchContext	return from European Cup tie against Red Star Belgrade →
memorial	Munich air disaster memorial at Old Trafford → memorial plaque at Manchesterplatz in Munich →
nicknameOfTeam	Busby Babes →
numberOfFatalities	23 →
numberOfSurvivors	21 →
numberOfTakeoffAttempts	3 →
operator	British European Airways →
origin	Belgrade →
phaseOfFlight	takeoff →
stopover	Munich-Riem Airport →
survivor	Albert Scanlon → Bill Foulkes → Bobby Charlton → Dennis Viollet → Harry Gregg → Ken Morgans → Matt Busby → Ray Wood →
totalPeopleOnBoard	44 →
year	1958 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander Matthew Busby →	involvedIn
Sir Matt Busby →	rebuiltClubAfter
Alexander Matthew Busby →	survived
Bobby Charlton →	survivedEvent