Captain James Thain - from our story 'On This Day In Photos: September 7th In The 20th Century'

Captain James Thain, the pilot of the Munich air crash, amidst the crowds at Craven Cottage in London to watch Manchester United play Fulham, 7th September 1964. This is the first time he has watched Manchester United play since the accident. Twenty-three people died, including several members of the Manchester United football team, after their aircraft crashed on take-off from Munich-Riem Airport in Munich in 1958. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Captain James Thain, the pilot of the Munich air crash, amidst the crowds at Craven Cottage in London to watch Manchester United play Fulham, 7th September 1964. This is the first time he has watched Manchester United play since the accident. Twenty-three people died, including several members of the Manchester United football team, after their aircraft crashed on take-off from Munich-Riem Airport in Munich in 1958. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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