G-ALZU
E790015
G-ALZU was the Airspeed Ambassador aircraft operated by British European Airways that crashed in the 1958 Munich air disaster involving the Manchester United football team.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Airspeed Ambassador
ⓘ
aircraft ⓘ |
| accidentCause | reduced engine thrust due to slush on runway (official finding) ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | twin-engine turboprop airliner ⓘ |
| aircraftType | Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airline | British European Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attemptedTakeoffsBeforeCrash | 2 ⓘ |
| builtInCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carried |
Manchester United football team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
club officials ⓘ journalists ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crashCity | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crashCountry |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crashDate | 1958-02-06 ⓘ |
| crashSite | Munich-Riem Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationAirport | Manchester Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightNumber | BEA Flight 609 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | 1958 Munich air disaster ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Airspeed Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the aircraft in the 1958 Munich air disaster
ⓘ
carrying the Busby Babes of Manchester United ⓘ |
| operator | British European Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorCallsign | BEA 609 ⓘ |
| originAirport | Belgrade Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phaseOfFlightAtAccident | takeoff ⓘ |
| registration | G-ALZU ⓘ |
| status | destroyed in crash ⓘ |
| stopoverAirport | Munich-Riem Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailNumber | G-ALZU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| takeoffAttemptNumberAtCrash | 3 ⓘ |
| usedBy | British European Airways European routes ⓘ |
| usedFor | charter flight ⓘ |
| yearOfAccident | 1958 ⓘ |
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