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The Munich air disaster took place in the German city of Munich on February 6, 1958, when the Airspeed Ambassador flying British European Airways Flight 609 crashed at the Munich-Riem airport. The aircraft was carrying the Manchester United English football team. 23 people died, including football players, journalists, coaching staff and air personnel. Manchester United is one of the teams available on 1xBet safe online betting site for wagers.
Some history
On February 6, 1958, the entire Manchester United squad returned to England after playing in the quarterfinals of the European Cup against the Red Star of Belgrade of Yugoslavia, one of the two great clubs at that time. United had drawn, 3-3 (5-4 in total in favor of the English squad), and were qualifying for the semifinals where AC Milan was waiting. A match of this magnitude right now would be available at live betting on website 1xbet.com/en/live/ platform.
At Belgrade airport, British European Airways flight 609 that would take them back to Manchester delayed their departure by one hour, as the player Johnny Berry had lost his passport. The plane had planned to make a technical stop in Munich to refuel. The aircraft was a charter Airspeed Ambassador, and with the registration G-ALZU. Those matches, if played today, would be great instances to make live betting on 1xBet website and apps.
Catastrophe
The captain, James Thain, made two takeoff attempts but was forced to give up due to various engine problems. The runway was frozen and it was very windy. Not ideal conditions to attempt a flight. Finally, at 15:04, the plane attempted to take off for the third time. However, the wings were full of ice, and the plane crashed in a place adjacent to the airport. Many years later the team rebuilt itself, meaning that to bet on football at any time with 1xBet platform on the Red Devils can be very rewarding. Going back to the accident some of the deaths included:
- footballers;
- journalists;
- crew;
- and also coaching staff.
Although the first investigations pointed to the pilot as the person responsible for the accident, it was later learned that the accident had been caused by the formation of sleet at the end of the runway. This caused the plane to not accelerate enough, thus preventing it from achieving enough lift to attain safe flight. Of course, this is a tragic event for Manchester United. However, it is still possible to bet on football with 1xBet at any time and from anywhere.