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 Catastrophes

Munich air disaster,Manchester United catastrophe

This article is about the 1958 crash of the aircraft carrying the Manchester United football team. For the 1960 accident, see 1960 Munich Convair 340 crash.

The Munich air disaster occurred on 6 February 1958 when British European Airways flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at Munich-Riem Airport, West Germany. On the plane was the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the "Busby Babes", along with supporters and journalists.[1] 20 of the 44 on the aircraft died. The injured, some unconscious, were taken to the Rechts der Isar Hospital in Munich where three more died, resulting in 23 fatalities with 21 survivors.

ÑSurvivors:

ÑCrew:

ÑMargaret Bellis, stewardess (died 1998)

ÑRosemary Cheverton, stewardess

ÑGeorge William "Bill" Rodgers, radio officer (died 1997)

ÑCaptain James Thain, pilot (died 1975)

ÑPassengers:

ÑManchester United players:

ÑJohnny Berry (never played again, died 1994)

ÑJackie Blanchflower (never played again, died 1998)

ÑBobby Charlton

ÑBill Foulkes (died 2013)

ÑHarry Gregg

ÑKenny Morgans (died 2012)

ÑAlbert Scanlon (died 2009)

ÑDennis Viollet (died 1999)

ÑRay Wood (died 2002)

ÑManchester United staff:

ÑMatt Busby, manager (died 1994)

ÑJournalists and photographers:

ÑTed Ellyard, Daily Mail telegraphist (died 1964)

ÑPeter Howard, Daily Mail photographer (died 1996)

ÑFrank Taylor, News Chronicle reporter (died 2002)

ÑOther passengers:

ÑVera Lukić and baby daughter Vesna, passengers saved by Harry Gregg. At the time, she was pregnant with her son Zoran.

ÑMrs Eleanor Miklos, wife of Bela Miklos

ÑNebojša Bato Tomašević, Yugoslavian diplomat

The 4 luckiest survivors of catastrophes

Take a minute to think about all the things that worry you. Good. Now stop worrying because unless it's your health or a life or death situation, let it go. There's a lot worse that could happen. The following people have faced the worst hardship possible, survived and in some cases thrived.

Ñ1. Tsutomu Yamaguchi - Survived BOTH atomic bo

Mr. Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima for business on August 6, 1945. The first atomic bomb was launched on that day, killing over 70,000 people or about 30% of the city’s population.

After spending a night at the hospital, Mr. Yamaguchi survived the blast, and immediately left back to his home town of… Nagasaki. On August 9, the second atomic bomb was launched, killing over 50,000 people in Nagasaki.

Mr. Yamaguchi survived both bombings and eventually was officially recognized by the Japanese government as the only person to do so. In his later life, he became a vocal proponent nuclear disarmament.

Mr. Yamaguchi passed away in 2010, at the age of 93.

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Ñ2. Violet Jessup - Survived 3 shipwrecks 

including thViolet Jessup boarded the luxurious passenger ship RMS Titanic as a young wealthy woman, with her mother and fiancé. She was trapped in a loveless relationship until she met a charming young man who was a poor artist in the third class that would change her life forever… Wait. That was a movie.

In real life, Violet was actually a stewardess aboard the real RMS Titanic, which famously sank after crashing into an iceberg. She had previously worked on another luxury ship, the RMS Olympic that collided with another ship, flooded, but did not sink. However, while working aboard the Hospital Ship Britannic during World War I, the ship struck a mine and quickly sank.

Violet survived all three accidents. Hopefully, she decided to stay away from the ocean.

Ñ4. Ann Hodges - Survived being hit by a meteor

Ann Hodges is the only confirmed person in history to have been hit by a meteorite.

It happened in a small town in Alabama in 1954, where Ann was just hanging out in her living room, taking a nap on her couch, when a METEOR broke through her ceiling and smacked her thigh. Luckily she was only hurt, but I assume very confused while looking at the huge holes on her ceiling and floor.

As astronomer Michael Reynolds put it, "You have a better chance of getting hit by a tornado and a bolt of lightning and a hurricane all at the same time."

The "Hodges Meteorite", named after Ann Hodges, is now on display at the Alabama Museum of Natural History!

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