Fifty seven years ago today, flying back from a European Cup tie against Red Star Belgrade, the plane carrying Manchester United's Busby Babes stopped to refuel in Munich. It would never leave Germany. Twenty three of the passengers, including eight journalists, the plane's captain, a travel agent, three members of the club staff and eight of the Babes, would never see their families again, as the plane tried and failed to make it's way off the snow ridden Munich runway.
The Munich Air Disaster is not only embedded forever in Manchester United's history, but in the history of the city itself and football around the world, as fans from around the globe put rivalries aside to pay tribute to one of the most beloved and cherished teams English football has ever had the priviledge of calling its own.
