A B.E.A. in-flight London to Copenhagen luncheon menu dated 2nd May 1955 autographed by the Busby Babes, the reverse with 20 signatures comprising: Ma
£1,500 - £2,000
A B.E.A. in-flight London to Copenhagen luncheon menu dated 2nd May 1955 autographed by the Busby Babes, the reverse with 20 signatures comprising: Matt Busby (manager), Tom Curry (trainer), Walter Crickmer (secretary), Billy Whelan, Mark Jones, Duncan Edwards, Roger Byrne, Geoff Bent, Tommy Taylor, David Pegg, Bill Foulkes, Don Gibson, Eddie Lewis, Ray Wood, Jeff Whitefoot, Colin Webster, Albert Scanlon, Dennis Viollet, Jackie Blanchflower and Johnny Berry The Manchester United team were travelling to Copenhagen for an end of season Scandinavian tour, where they competed in four fixtures commencing with a match against a Danish FA XI on 3rd May 1955. This was followed by two matches against a Copenhagen XI on 6th & 8th May, and the tour concluded with a match in Sweden against Gothenburg on 10th May. This menu was purchased at Sotheby's New Bond Street on 9th July 1998 as lot 506.