Munich Air Disaster (British European Airways Flight 609)

Summary

On 6 February 1958, British European Airways Flight 609, carrying members of the famed Manchester United association football team, club officials and journalists, crashes into a house about 300 meters from the end of the runway in Munich after it fails to become airborne, killing 23 of the 44 people on board. The cause of the crash was slush on the runway, which slowed the aircraft down and prevented it from reaching takeoff speed.

Guest stars

• Paul Essiembre as Captain Thain
• Alex Poch-Goldin as First Officer Rayment
• Gareth Moyse as Harry Gregg
• John Nelles as Hans Reichel
• Bruce Hunter as Munich Air Traffic Controller
• Dwight McFee as Matt Busby
• George Doros as Reinhardt Meyer
• Urs Villiger as Karl-Heinz Seffer