Tragedy struck the following season, when the plane carrying the team home from a European Cup match crashed on landing in Munich, Germany, to refuel. The tragedy of Munich on February 6, 1958 that claimed the lives of eight team players - Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor and Liam "Billy" Whelan - and 15 other passengers, including some United staff, Walter Crickmer, Bert Whalley and Tom Curry. Happened 2 times before landing the third fatal error occurs, the instability caused by the speed of the aircraft because of the mud. United goalkeeper Harry Gregg maintain awareness of time of the crash and the plane will explode under fear, save Bobby Charlton and Dennis Viollet by tightening the seat belt. Seven United players in the world menginggal while Duncan Edwards died while en route to the hospital. The right wing Johnny Berry also survived the accident, but the injury made his football career ended quickly. Doctors say that Matt Busby Munich did not have much hope, but he recovered miraculously and finally out of the hospital after two months in hospital.
