Munich air disaster

1958 aviation accident in West Germany
Event aviation_accident Q308923
Munich air disaster
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Munich air disaster

Summary

Munich air disaster is an aviation accident[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,548 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Munich air disaster is in the country of West Germany[3].
  • Munich air disaster's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[4].
  • Munich air disaster's item operated is recorded as Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador[5].
  • Munich air disaster is operated by British European Airways[6].
  • The location of Munich air disaster was Munich[7].
  • Munich air disaster's Commons category is recorded as Munich air disaster, 1958[8].
  • Munich air disaster's aircraft registration is recorded as G-ALZU[9].
  • Munich air disaster occurred on February 6, 1958[10].
  • Munich air disaster's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.126136, 'lon': 11.677772}[11].
  • A participant in Munich air disaster was Kenneth Rayment[12].
  • Among those involved in Munich air disaster was Geoff Bent[13].
  • A participant in Munich air disaster was Roger Byrne[14].
  • Among those involved in Munich air disaster was Eddie Colman[15].
  • Among those involved in Munich air disaster was Duncan Edwards[16].
  • A participant in Munich air disaster was Mark Jones[17].
  • A participant in Munich air disaster was David Pegg[18].
  • Among those involved in Munich air disaster was Tommy Taylor[19].
  • Among those involved in Munich air disaster was Billy Whelan[20].
  • Among those involved in Munich air disaster was Walter Crickmer[21].
  • Among those involved in Munich air disaster was Tom Curry[22].
  • Among those involved in Munich air disaster was Bert Whalley[23].
  • A participant in Munich air disaster was Donny Davies[24].
  • Among those involved in Munich air disaster was Frank Swift[25].
  • Munich air disaster's has cause is recorded as runway excursion[26].
  • Munich air disaster's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Munich air disaster, 1958[27].

Body

When and Where

Munich air disaster took place on February 6, 1958[10]. It took place at Munich[7]. It is in the country of West Germany[3].

Context

Munich air disaster's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include Kenneth Rayment[12], Geoff Bent[13], Roger Byrne[14], Eddie Colman[15], Duncan Edwards[16], and Mark Jones[17].

Outcome and Impact

Munich air disaster resulted in {'amount': '+23'} deaths[28]. It caused {'amount': '+19'} injuries[29].

Why It Matters

Munich air disaster ranks in the top 2% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,548 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of deaths {'amount': '+23'}
    Country West Germany
    Point in time +1958-02-06T00:00:00Z
    Operator British European Airways
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007539996505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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