United (2011 TV movie)
TV Movie (2011)
Starring:
David Tennant (Jimmy Murphy)
Jack O'Connell (Bobby Charlton)
Sam Claflin (Duncan Edwards)
Dougray Scott (Matt Busby)
Focusing mainly on Manchester United's "Busby Babes", the events taking place between August 1956 and May 1958 including the Munich crash disaster (Flight 609 on 6 February 1958 which is the worst accident of this aircraft type with 23 fatalities of the 44 on board).
Note: This film utilises a significant quantity of Computer Generated Images (CGI). Aircraft portrayed in this film may not be entirely accurate and have been identified as closely as possible to real aircraft.
Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador 2
Reg. G-ALZU Lord Burghley Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador 2 c/n 5217 of BEA-British European Airways built in 1952.
The cabin was fitted wuth 2+2 rows and the aisle was narrower. Otherwise, the overall appearance is faithful to the original.
Footage of the real crash scene seen through a TV screen :
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