English subtitles for clip: File:1958-02-10 Britain Mourns. Soccer Champs Die In Plane Crash - small unedited.ogv

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Near Munich, a fierce blaze marks the wreck of a British airliner.

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In attempting takeoff, it brushed some trees at the end of the runway,

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then dropped 60 feet into a house and a gasoline storage shed.

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21 died in the crash, 23 more are gravely injured.

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A shocking disaster that has a doubly great impact on Britain,

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for on the passenger list was a Manchester United soccer team.

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National champions, they were returning from Belgrade after tying

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Yugoslavia's crack team in the European Championship competition.

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Headed for the semi-finals, they were national heroes, every man.

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The twisted wreckage of this airliner marks the site of a national tragedy.

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It is for Americans as if the Milwaukee Braves had been aboard.

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A bitter loss to the world of sports,

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one that will long be mourned!