Freckleton Air Disaster

Quand

23 août 1944

Type

Catastrophe aérienne

Coordonnées

53.75° N, 2.87° W

Description

1944 bomber crash killed 61 in England

Deaths

61

1944 bomber crash in England

On 23 August 1944, a United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Consolidated B-24H Liberator crashed during a test flight into the centre of the village of Freckleton, Lancashire, England, killing all three crewmen aboard the aircraft and 58 individuals on the ground, including 38 children aged four to six.

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