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The fixture between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers on February 8, 1958 was known as off following the tragedy which occurred two days earlier.

A 12-page journal was taken off the manufacturing line when information of the Busby Babes airplane crash got here by means of.

Most had been destroyed however one has been found by Hertfordshire public sale home Hanson Ross. It’s anticipated to promote for as much as £8,000 when it goes underneath the hammer on Friday.

Proprietor Peter Jackson, 67, stored it in a bedside drawer with one other from the fixture towards Nottingham Forest performed a few weeks later.

Retired engineer Peter, from Wembley, Middlesex, added: “They’re traditionally vital. I hope they go to a Manchester United fan or eager collector who will take care of them for years to return to honour the Busby Babes who misplaced their lives.”

On February 6, 1958, 23 folks together with eight United gamers died when the airplane carrying the staff again from a match in Belgrade crashed in Germany the place it had stopped to refuel.

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