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06/02/2008
Survivors Of The Munich Air Disaster Remember The Dead
A minute's silence is to be observed today by survivors of the Munich air disaster.
Eight Manchester United football players were among 23 people to have lost their lives in the tragic crash, which took place 50 years ago on 6 February 1958.
Sir Bobby Charlton will be one of the survivors at the ceremony at Manchester United's Old Trafford ground.
There will also be a ceremony at the crash site at 3.04pm, and a minute's silence at Wembley before England's evening friendly against Switzerland.
On a day of commemoration at Old Trafford, the centrepiece will be the unveiling of a free, permanent exhibition of the Busby Babes in the South Stand tunnel - to be renamed Munich Tunnel.
On Sunday, there will be another minute's silence prior to Manchester United's home Premier League game against Manchester City.
United players will wear a 1950s-style kit, free from sponsorship and numbered one to 11. City are also planning to wear a special strip.
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Eight Manchester United football players were among 23 people to have lost their lives in the tragic crash, which took place 50 years ago on 6 February 1958.
Sir Bobby Charlton will be one of the survivors at the ceremony at Manchester United's Old Trafford ground.
There will also be a ceremony at the crash site at 3.04pm, and a minute's silence at Wembley before England's evening friendly against Switzerland.
On a day of commemoration at Old Trafford, the centrepiece will be the unveiling of a free, permanent exhibition of the Busby Babes in the South Stand tunnel - to be renamed Munich Tunnel.
On Sunday, there will be another minute's silence prior to Manchester United's home Premier League game against Manchester City.
United players will wear a 1950s-style kit, free from sponsorship and numbered one to 11. City are also planning to wear a special strip.
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