page_title: Freckleton air disaster
hierarchical_section_title: Freckleton air disaster
caption_attribution_description: English: 465th Bombardment Group Consolidated B-24H-15-CF Liberator 41-29347 "Alley Ooop" at Pantanella Airfield, Italy. The red on the engine cowlings identifies the plane as assigned to the 780th Bombardment Squadron. This plane was lost on July 28, 1944, on a mission over Yugoslavia. (MACR 7106)
context_page_description: The Freckleton air disaster occurred on 23 August 1944, when a Consolidated B-24 Liberator of the United States Army Air Forces crashed into the centre of the village of Freckleton, Lancashire, England. The aircraft crashed into the Holy Trinity Church of England School, demolishing three houses and the Sad Sack Snack Bar. The death toll was 61, including 38 children.
context_section_description: The Freckleton air disaster occurred on 23 August 1944, when a Consolidated B-24 Liberator of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) crashed into the centre of the village of Freckleton, Lancashire, England. The aircraft crashed into the Holy Trinity Church of England School, demolishing three houses and the Sad Sack Snack Bar. The death toll was 61, including 38 children.
caption: A B-24H similar to the accident aircraft
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