philmophlegm | British European Airways Flight 609, February 6th 1958, 3.04pm

Manchester United players in squad for European cup tie against Red Star Belgrade:

Geoff Bent (died in crash)
Jackie Blanchflower (injuries sustained in crash cut short footballing career)
Roger Byrne (died in crash)
Bobby Charlton (survived, all-time leading scorer for both United and England)
Eddie Colman (died in crash)
Duncan Edwards (died 15 days later of injuries sustained in crash)
Harry Gregg (the 'hero of Munich', survived and pulled several others from the wreckage, voted best goalkeeper of the 1958 World Cup just months after the crash while playing for Northern Ireland)
Mark Jones (died in crash)
Kenny Morgans (found unconscious amid the wreckage by a journalist after the search had been called off, injuries sustained in crash cut short top flight career)
David Pegg (died in crash)
Albert Scanlon (badly injured in crash, but made full recovery)
Dennis Viollet (survived, moved to Stoke City in 1962)
Tommy Taylor (died in crash)
Billy Whelan (died in crash, currently featured on Irish 55c stamp)
Ray Wood (survived, sold to Huddersfield Town following season)
Bill Foulkes (survived, became United captain)

The day after the crash, Bill Foulkes visited the injured in hospital: "I was just beginning to think it didn't look too bad when I asked where the rest where. The nurse simply shook her head and said: 'That's it, everybody else has died.'"

Also died in crash:
Journalists Alf Clarke, Don Davies, George Follows, Tom Jackson, Archie Ledbrooke, Henry Rose, Eric Thompson, Frank Swift (former Manchester City goalkeeper);
Walter Crickmer (club secretary)
Bert Whalley (chief coach)
Tom Curry (trainer)
Kenneth Rayment (co-pilot)
Bela Miklos (travel agent)
Willie Satinoff (supporter)
Tom Cable (steward)