Surviving Disaster — Season 1, Episode 1: Munich Air Crash

Episode synopsis

6 February 1958: the plane carrying Manchester United crashes during take-off in Germany, killing 23 of the 43 on board, including eight members of the "Busby Babes".

About Surviving Disaster

Natural and man-made catastrophes retold by eyewitnesses and dramatic reconstructions.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Eruption at Mount St Helens
• E3Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
• E4San Francisco Earthquake
• E5The Fastnet Yacht Race
• E6Iran Hostage Rescue
• E7The Sinking of The Estonia