By Jim Gilchrist THE snarl of the General Aircraft Monospar's engines merged with a shrill of bagpipes and the cheering of onlookers as the twin- engined monoplane bumped along Inverness's Longman airstrip before taking to the air and banking into an inauspiciously cloudy northern sky.

By CLaire McNeilly The former Manchester United goalkeeper survived the Munich Air Disaster of 1958 and was cited for his bravery in helping other passengers escape from the burning aircraft, which crashed while attempting to take off.

SURVIVORS and bereaved families will today attend a private memorial service to mark the 20th anniversary of the Manchester airport disaster which claimed 55 lives.