, ▁Dak ot as , ▁and ▁V ick ers ▁Vik ings . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁he ▁started ▁flying ▁Air speed ▁Amb ass adors ▁and ▁V ick ers ▁Vis count s ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁captain . ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁considering ▁ret iring ▁from ▁flying ▁and ▁becoming ▁a ▁far mer , ▁this ▁was ▁after ▁Ray ment ▁had ▁to ▁recuper ate ▁from ▁his ▁pil oting ▁duties ▁flying ▁for ▁BE A ▁following ▁a ▁h ern ia ▁operation ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁Mun ich ▁air ▁dis aster ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁Ray ment ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁pilot ▁of ▁a ▁chart ed ▁flight ▁that ▁was ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁Manchester ▁United ▁football ▁team , ▁supp or ters ▁and ▁journal ists ▁from ▁Germany ▁back ▁to ▁England . ▁BE A ▁flight ▁ 6 0 9 ▁crash ed ▁on ▁its ▁third ▁attempt ▁to ▁take - off ▁from ▁a ▁sl ush - cover ed ▁run way ▁at ▁Mun ich - R iem ▁Airport , ▁West ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Ray ment ▁was ▁knock ed ▁un cons cious ▁during ▁the ▁crash , ▁and ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁broken ▁leg ▁plus ▁head ▁inj uries . ▁Having ▁been ▁res cu ed ▁from ▁the ▁w reck age , ▁he ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁Rechts ▁der ▁Is ar ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Mun ich . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁February , ▁he ▁received ▁deep ▁free ze ▁treatment ▁to ▁lower ▁his ▁body ▁temperature ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁stabil ise ▁him .