The Öresund plane crash occurred on July 16, 1960 in the Danish city of Öresund. At 3:38 p.m. Copenhagen time, the plane with flight number OY-DZY, on which the Danish national football team flew to the match, crashed 50 meters from the coast. Due to bad weather conditions, the pilot lost control of the aircraft. As a result of the crash, all 8 passengers died. The pilot miraculously survived, but remained disabled, losing his leg [1] [2] .
| Aircraft Crash in Oresund | |
|---|---|
 , similar to crashed | |
| General information | |
| date | July 16, 1960 |
| Character | CFIT |
| Cause | bad weather conditions |
| A place |  Oresund , Denmark |
| Dead | 8 |
| Aircraft | |
| Model | |
| Airline | Zonens redningskorps |
| Departure point | Copenhagen Airport , Copenhagen |
| Destination | Herning Airport , Herning |
| Board number | OY-DZY |
| Passengers | eight |
| Crew | one |
| Survivors | one |
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Soccer Players
Eight Danish national team players flew on a plane, preparing to fight for a place in the Olympic team, which is due to compete at the Olympic Games in Rome . They flew to the match in Henning [1] . Of these, three have already been preliminarily selected, five from the second and youth teams, preparing for the last opportunity to influence the opinion of the coaching staff [1] . All players were amateur (i.e., they had a different main profession), since professional football in Denmark was almost not supported, and appearances for foreign clubs threatened players with a ban on conscription to the Danish national team. The following players were on board: [1]
| Name | Age | Team | Games | Amplois | Job | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per Funk Jensen | 21 | Copenhagen | four | Goalkeeper | Butcher | Selected for the Olympic team |
| Eric Pondal Jensen | 29th | Academisk | twenty | Midfielder | Engineer | Olympic team reservist |
| Kurt Kramer | 21 | Copenhagen | 0 (8 in youth, 1 in second) | Midfielder | Student of pedagogical university | |
| Søren Andersen | 23 | Frem | 0 | Attack | Warehouse worker | |
| Börge Bastholm Larsen | 29th | Koge | eleven | Defender | Customs officer | Selected for the Olympic team |
| Arne Carlsen | twenty | Copenhagen | 3 | Central defender | Blacksmith | Selected for the Olympic team |
| Ib Eskildsen | nineteen | Frem | 0 (player youth team) | Attack | Mechanic | |
| Erling Spalk | nineteen | Ikast | 0 | Central defender | Soldier (draftee) |
Only the pilot Sig Vindelov survived, which the fishermen found among the wreckage of the aircraft. Per Funk Jensen was also alive, but died on the way to the hospital [1] .
For the same match, the second plane was going to be delivered by four more players: Eric Dureborg, Hans Christian Andersen, Bent Jorgensen and Bjarne Eklund, players of the youth team [1] . Shortly before this Dureborg was removed from an unfortunate flight for his disgusting behavior, this saved the young player’s life [1] .
Consequences
After the disaster, the Danish Football Union discussed the removal of the Danish national team from the Olympic tournament, but then refused [1] . The efforts of the Danes were not in vain: they won the silver medals of the Olympic Games, losing only to the strong and titled team of Yugoslavia [1] [3] .
See also
- The death of football players in a plane crash
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kleiner, Allan Helleskov . I dag er et trist jubilæum for dansk fodbold (Danish) , Politiken (July 16, 2010). Date of treatment July 31, 2012.
- ↑ Madsen, Frederik. 7.kapitel: ZR's Flyvetjeneste // Zone-Redningskorpset i Danmark: [] . - Museum for Zone-Redningskorpset. - ISBN 978-979-8191-75-6 .
- ↑ Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad. The Games of the XVII Olympiad: Rome 1960; Official Report . - 1960. - Vol. Vol.2. - P. 240.