A rare heirloom is being auctioned off by a man, because it is about magazine describing her upcoming fight Manchester United which was scheduled to take place two days after plane tragedy in Munich where marred history of the English club.
Specifically, it's a 12-page magazine, analyzing Manchester's match against Wolverhampton Wanderers that was ultimately cancelled.
The program was auctioned by the house Hanson Ross with starting price of 5,000 dollarswhile it was sold for approx 12,500. The magazine includes article congratulating the team on their performance against Red Star Belgradethe race from which the fatal flight was returning.
It also contains the program of February 22 which includes the match between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest.
The man named Peter Jackson talk to Daily Mail and stated that “I am a fan of Manchester United and I have had this program almost my entire life, so it's a big deal to sell it. But it is a historical relic and deserves to be preserved. It was given to my dad by his brother as a gift for mewhen I was young I saw the team play in the late 1950s. When I left home at the age of 18 I took it with me and I noticed it until today».
What happened 65 years ago
THE February 6, 1958 is forever etched in Manchester United history, because decimated a “golden generation” of footballers and forever scarred the football world.
Then, the plane carrying the Manchester United squad back home crashed on take-off from Munich's Rim airport, in one of the biggest tragedies in sports. That day time stopped forever at 15.04 for 23 of the 43 passengers.
THE Matt Busby's team was returning to England from Belgrade with the ticket to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup, after the 3-3 against Red Star. Snow-covered Munich was where the 25-meter-long Elizabeth plane carrying the mission stopped for refueling. The fatal incident occurred on the third takeoff attempt, due to a snowstorm. Specifically, the plane failed to gain altitude and crashed into a field next to the airport.
Seven football players were recovered dead as well as three team officials. Eight journalists, two crew members and two more passengers were also on the list of victims, while the great football player Duncan Edwards succumbed to his injuries a few days later in a Munich hospital.
The injured were taken to the city hospital. Coach Matt Busby spent more than two months in hospital with chest injuries. The survivors Charlton, Violet, Morgans, Fulks and Greg continued to compete in the “babies”, along with players promoted from the youth team.
The team managed to reach the FA Cup final, where they lost 2-0 to Bolton. The film “United” by director James Strong released in 2011 is based on the tragedy.
The victims of the tragedy
Players
- Roger Byrne
- Geoff Bend
- Eddie Coleman
- Duncan Edwards
- Mark Jones
- David Pegg
- Tommy Taylor
- Liam 'Billy' Whelan
Team executives
- Walter Crickmer, Secretary of Manchester United
- Tom Curry, gymnast
- Bert Walley, member of the coaching hon
Journalists
- Alf Clarke, Manchester Evening Chronicle reporter
- Don Davies, Manchester Guardian reporter
- George Follows, Daily Herald reporter
- Tom Jackson, Manchester Evening News reporter
- Archie Ledbrooke, Daily Mirror reporter
- Henry Rose, Daily Express reporter
- Eric Thompson, Daily Mail reporter
- Frank Swift, News of the World journalist, former Manchester City goalkeeper
Crew members
- Kenneth Raymond, co-pilot
- Tom Cable, flight attendant
Other passengers
- Bela Miklos, travel agent
- Willy Satinoff, sports fan
Source: News Beast
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