而家呢個時間，香港嘅天氣好凍，但係都唔夠60年前嘅今日咁凍，呢一日唔停止天氣凍，對於曼聯人嘅心情嚟講，仲會係好痛。
1958年2月6日， 英國航空公司第609班次航班「大使號」專機， 載住啱啱踢完歐洲聯賽冠軍盃八強賽事曼聯球員， 球迷同埋隨行嘅英國記者， 一行44人諗住興高采烈咁返番去英國， 事關呢場作客南斯拉夫貝爾格萊德紅星嘅賽事係三比三打和，以總比數五比四淘太對方出局。
呢件本來好開心嘅事，點知……就係第三次嘗試起飛嘅時間（之前兩次都因引擎問題而起飛失敗）， 由於一條好濕滑嘅雪泥跑道， 導致加速有異， 整部飛機失控，先撞倒圍欄在衝出條馬路，之後撞到一間民房機身斷開兩截，其中機身一節就響裝滿輪呔同埋燃料嘅營房中發生爆炸。
機上44位乘客之中，有23位罹難，包括有八位曼聯球員，三名曼聯嘅職員，另外12位同行者，包括記者。
曼聯球員
謝夫·班特 Geoff Bent
羅渣·拜利 Roger Byrne
艾迪·高文 Eddie Colman
馬克·鍾斯 Mark Jones
大衛·比治 David Pegg
湯美·泰萊 Tommy Taylor
比利·韋倫 Liam 'Billy' Whelan
鄧肯·艾華士 Duncan Edwards（留醫15日後傷重不治）
http://www.manchester.com/sport/united/images/plane.gif
曼聯職員
禾達·加力馬 Walter Crickmer 秘書
畢·華利 Bert Whalley 教練
湯·居利 Tom Curry 訓練員
其他罹難者
Tom Cable 空中服務員
Alf Clarke 曼徹斯特晚間時報（Manchester Evening Chronicle ）記者
Don Davies 衛報（Manchester Guardian）記者
George Follows 每日先驅報（Daily Herald ）記者
Tom Jackson 曼徹斯特晚報（Manchester Evening News ）記者
Archie Ledbrooke 每日鏡報（Daily Mirror）記者
Mela Miklos 導遊
Kenneth Ken Rayment 英籍副機師Henry Rose 每日快報（Daily Express ）記者
Willie Satinoff 曼聯球迷
Frank Swift 世界新聞報（News of the World ）記者、前英格蘭及曼城守門員
Eric Thompson 每日郵報（Daily Mail）記者
生存嘅亦都受到不同程度嘅傷害，其中一位就係當時嘅領隊畢樹比爵士（Sir Matt Busby），佢響醫院留院嘅時間，就最少有兩次可以脫離於死神嘅鐮刀之下。
另外一位倖存者，就係我哋其中一位傳奇人物，卜比查爾頓爵士（Sir Bobby Charlton），佢曾經響一封致曼聯球員嘅信件，就呢次事故講出：
「言語係唔能夠形容呢次空難對我哋有幾毀滅性嘅影響。呢次災難令到好多好朋友同隊友嘅生命得以轉變。呢間偉大嘅球會（曼聯）能夠響黑暗嘅時間裡重新振作同提升，係與別不同。」
原文：
“Words can’t describe the devastating effect. The tragedy was life-changing for so many of my good friends and colleagues. This great football club has risen from its darkest hour in a way like no other.”
據悉佢真係因為呢次空難，一度放棄足球事業。後來經多番勸導下才面對到，重新踏上球場。
而寶樹比爵士亦都響次季重返賽場，響十年間重建王朝，提拔咗丹尼士羅（Dennis Law）同佐治貝斯（George Best）呢批名將，拎咗兩屆頂級聯賽（當時係甲組）冠軍同一屆足總盃冠軍，當然唔少得係響1968年，4比1擊敗葡萄牙嘅賓菲加，成為首支英格蘭球隊贏得歐洲冠軍盃啦。
直到而家，響呢日之前嘅最近主場賽事，球員都會戴上黑肩紗，賽前亦會默哀一分鐘以示悼念。響1998年對查爾頓嘅賽事更延後4分鐘至下午3點4分（空難發生嘅時間）先至開賽。剛剛上場對哈特斯菲嘅聯賽賽事，大家有冇發覺響60分鐘嘅時間突然連續拍掌1分鐘？冇錯，因為今年正正係60年，球迷就自發性咁響比賽時間於60分鐘拍掌。之後你哋會聽到呢首歌：
We'll Never Die, We'll Never Die,
We'll Never Die, We'll Never Die,
We'll Keep The Red Flag Flying High,
Cos' Man Utd will never die..
就係鼓勵我哋曼聯嘅精神係不死嘅。
場外東南翼，亦會響起呢首歌：
The Flowers of Manchester
One cold and bitter Thursday in Munich, Germany,
Eight great football stalwarts conceded victory,
Eight men will never play again who met destruction there,
The flowers of English football, the flowers of Manchester
Matt Busby’s boys were flying, returning from Belgrade,
This great United family, all masters of their trade,
The pilot of the aircraft, the skipper Captain Thain,
Three times they tried to take off and twice turned back again.
The third time down the runaway disaster followed close,
There was slush upon that runaway and the aircraft never rose,
It ploughed into the marshy ground, it broke, it overturned.
And eight of the team were killed as the blazing wreckage burned.
Roger Byrne and Tommy Taylor who were capped for England’s side.
And Ireland’s Billy Whelan and England’s Geoff Bent died,Mark Jones and Eddie Colman, and David Pegg also,
They all lost their lives as it ploughed on through the snow.
Big Duncan he went too, with an injury to his brain,
And Ireland’s brave Jack Blanchflower will never play again,
The great Matt Busby lay there, the father of his team
Three long months passed by before he saw his team again.
The trainer, coach and secretary, and a member of the crew,
Also eight sporting journalists who with United flew,
and one of them Big Swifty, who we will ne’er forget,
the finest English ‘keeper that ever graced the net.
Oh, England’s finest football team its record truly great,its proud successes mocked by a cruel turn of fate.
Eight men will never play again, who met destruction there,
the flowers of English football, the flowers of Manchester
今日，我亦會自動將自己嘅 icon 轉成3點4分嘅標誌，藉此悼念。
冷冷的夜，倍感神傷。在遠方嘅你哋，願安好。
#theflowersofmanchester
#munichremembered
German
2018.02.06
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1958年2月6日， 英國航空公司第609班次航班「大使號」專機， 載住啱啱踢完歐洲聯賽冠軍盃八強賽事曼聯球員， 球迷同埋隨行嘅英國記者， 一行44人諗住興高采烈咁返番去英國， 事關呢場作客南斯拉夫貝爾格萊德紅星嘅賽事係三比三打和，以總比數五比四淘太對方出局。
呢件本來好開心嘅事，點知……就係第三次嘗試起飛嘅時間（之前兩次都因引擎問題而起飛失敗）， 由於一條好濕滑嘅雪泥跑道， 導致加速有異， 整部飛機失控，先撞倒圍欄在衝出條馬路，之後撞到一間民房機身斷開兩截，其中機身一節就響裝滿輪呔同埋燃料嘅營房中發生爆炸。
機上44位乘客之中，有23位罹難，包括有八位曼聯球員，三名曼聯嘅職員，另外12位同行者，包括記者。
曼聯球員
謝夫·班特 Geoff Bent
羅渣·拜利 Roger Byrne
艾迪·高文 Eddie Colman
馬克·鍾斯 Mark Jones
大衛·比治 David Pegg
湯美·泰萊 Tommy Taylor
比利·韋倫 Liam 'Billy' Whelan
鄧肯·艾華士 Duncan Edwards（留醫15日後傷重不治）
http://www.manchester.com/sport/united/images/plane.gif
曼聯職員
禾達·加力馬 Walter Crickmer 秘書
畢·華利 Bert Whalley 教練
湯·居利 Tom Curry 訓練員
其他罹難者
Tom Cable 空中服務員
Alf Clarke 曼徹斯特晚間時報（Manchester Evening Chronicle ）記者
Don Davies 衛報（Manchester Guardian）記者
George Follows 每日先驅報（Daily Herald ）記者
Tom Jackson 曼徹斯特晚報（Manchester Evening News ）記者
Archie Ledbrooke 每日鏡報（Daily Mirror）記者
Mela Miklos 導遊
Kenneth Ken Rayment 英籍副機師Henry Rose 每日快報（Daily Express ）記者
Willie Satinoff 曼聯球迷
Frank Swift 世界新聞報（News of the World ）記者、前英格蘭及曼城守門員
Eric Thompson 每日郵報（Daily Mail）記者
生存嘅亦都受到不同程度嘅傷害，其中一位就係當時嘅領隊畢樹比爵士（Sir Matt Busby），佢響醫院留院嘅時間，就最少有兩次可以脫離於死神嘅鐮刀之下。
另外一位倖存者，就係我哋其中一位傳奇人物，卜比查爾頓爵士（Sir Bobby Charlton），佢曾經響一封致曼聯球員嘅信件，就呢次事故講出：
「言語係唔能夠形容呢次空難對我哋有幾毀滅性嘅影響。呢次災難令到好多好朋友同隊友嘅生命得以轉變。呢間偉大嘅球會（曼聯）能夠響黑暗嘅時間裡重新振作同提升，係與別不同。」
原文：
“Words can’t describe the devastating effect. The tragedy was life-changing for so many of my good friends and colleagues. This great football club has risen from its darkest hour in a way like no other.”
據悉佢真係因為呢次空難，一度放棄足球事業。後來經多番勸導下才面對到，重新踏上球場。
而寶樹比爵士亦都響次季重返賽場，響十年間重建王朝，提拔咗丹尼士羅（Dennis Law）同佐治貝斯（George Best）呢批名將，拎咗兩屆頂級聯賽（當時係甲組）冠軍同一屆足總盃冠軍，當然唔少得係響1968年，4比1擊敗葡萄牙嘅賓菲加，成為首支英格蘭球隊贏得歐洲冠軍盃啦。
直到而家，響呢日之前嘅最近主場賽事，球員都會戴上黑肩紗，賽前亦會默哀一分鐘以示悼念。響1998年對查爾頓嘅賽事更延後4分鐘至下午3點4分（空難發生嘅時間）先至開賽。剛剛上場對哈特斯菲嘅聯賽賽事，大家有冇發覺響60分鐘嘅時間突然連續拍掌1分鐘？冇錯，因為今年正正係60年，球迷就自發性咁響比賽時間於60分鐘拍掌。之後你哋會聽到呢首歌：
We'll Never Die, We'll Never Die,
We'll Never Die, We'll Never Die,
We'll Keep The Red Flag Flying High,
Cos' Man Utd will never die..
就係鼓勵我哋曼聯嘅精神係不死嘅。
場外東南翼，亦會響起呢首歌：
The Flowers of Manchester
One cold and bitter Thursday in Munich, Germany,
Eight great football stalwarts conceded victory,
Eight men will never play again who met destruction there,
The flowers of English football, the flowers of Manchester
Matt Busby’s boys were flying, returning from Belgrade,
This great United family, all masters of their trade,
The pilot of the aircraft, the skipper Captain Thain,
Three times they tried to take off and twice turned back again.
The third time down the runaway disaster followed close,
There was slush upon that runaway and the aircraft never rose,
It ploughed into the marshy ground, it broke, it overturned.
And eight of the team were killed as the blazing wreckage burned.
Roger Byrne and Tommy Taylor who were capped for England’s side.
And Ireland’s Billy Whelan and England’s Geoff Bent died,Mark Jones and Eddie Colman, and David Pegg also,
They all lost their lives as it ploughed on through the snow.
Big Duncan he went too, with an injury to his brain,
And Ireland’s brave Jack Blanchflower will never play again,
The great Matt Busby lay there, the father of his team
Three long months passed by before he saw his team again.
The trainer, coach and secretary, and a member of the crew,
Also eight sporting journalists who with United flew,
and one of them Big Swifty, who we will ne’er forget,
the finest English ‘keeper that ever graced the net.
Oh, England’s finest football team its record truly great,its proud successes mocked by a cruel turn of fate.
Eight men will never play again, who met destruction there,
the flowers of English football, the flowers of Manchester
今日，我亦會自動將自己嘅 icon 轉成3點4分嘅標誌，藉此悼念。
冷冷的夜，倍感神傷。在遠方嘅你哋，願安好。
#theflowersofmanchester
#munichremembered
German
2018.02.06
————————————————————————————————
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