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| Members of the top-division Chilean team Green Cross, several of whom died in the 1961 plane crash. |
Finally bringing closure to Chile's worst ever aviation disaster in the 60s, climbers in Chile's Andes mountains say they have found the wreckage of a missing plane that disappeared more than half a century ago with a team of soccer stars on board.
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| A DC-3 similar to the accident aircraft |
LAN Chile Flight 210 crashed in the Andes on 3 April 1961. All 24 people on board were killed including members of the CD Green Cross team of 8 professional footballers and 2 members of the coaching staff.
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| The remains of the aircraft were discovered in Maule 190 miles south of capital city Santiago - at an altitude of 3,200 meters. |
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| Eliseo Mourino |
The best-known player to have perished in the crash was likely Eliseo Mourino, who won 25 caps for Argentina and lifted the Copa America for his country in 1955 and 1959. He was winding his career down at Green Cross after eight seasons at Argentiena giants at Boca Juniors, and five at Banfield.
This accident is one of the worst tragedies in professional sport, and echoes the darkest day in Manchester United's history - February 6, 1958.
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| Darkest day in Manchester United's history - February 6, 1958. 23 people - including eight players and three members of the club's staff - suffered fatal injuries in the Munich air crash. |
On that day in 1958, 23 people - including eight players and three members of the club's staff -
suffered fatal injuries in the Munich air crash.Flying back from a European Cup tie against Red Star
Belgrade, the team plane stopped in Germany to refuel. The first two attempts to take off from
Munich airport were aborted; following a third attempt, the plane crashed.
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