Thousands of people turned out for memorial ceremonies in Manchester and Munich on Tuesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the air disaster which killed eight of the Manchester United team of the day. Former manager Sir Alex Ferguson, club director Michael Edelson and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward all delivered readings, before a minute's silence was held at 1504 GMT - the time of the crash. pic.twitter.com/tHQbRpfDtl — Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 6, 2018In Munich, club ambassador Denis Irwin joined an estimated 3,000 United fans for a ceremony and a two-minute silence at the scene of the crash. Wreaths were also laid at the Partizan Stadium in Belgrade, where United had played Red Star Belgrade the day before the crash. Gregg, the team's goalkeeper, escaped the crash with only minor injuries but returned to the wreckage to pull other survivors to safety, including teammates Dennis Violett and Charlton and his badly hurt manager Busby.

Source: dna February 06, 2018 18:33 UTC