Munich Air Disaster - Lest We Forget

The Munich air disaster took place on 6 February 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport in Munich, West Germany. On board the plane was the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the "Busby Babes", along with a number of supporters and journalists. 23 of the 44 passengers on board the aircraft died in the disaster.

Manchester United lost eight of their player's the so called "Busby Babes" in that crash, which included Duncard Edwards one of the greatest footballers of all time coated by Sir Bobby Charlton. Here are the names :
Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards (survived the crash, but died in hospital 15 days later), Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor, Liam 'Billy' Whelan.

On 10 February 2008, at the derby match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford, both teams were led onto the pitch by a lone bagpiper, and the managers Alex Ferguson and Sven-Goran Eriksson each laid a wreath in the centre circle. This was followed by a minute silence which, despite previous concerns, was respected by all the fans. United played in 1950s-style strips with no advertising or players names and numbered 1-11; whilst City removed shirt manufacturers and sponsors logos from their kit; both teams wore black armbands in tribute to the victims of the Munich disaster.