The B-24 Crash That Killed 38 Preschoolers and 23 Adults, August 23, 1944
by
James R. Hedtke
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
The Freckleton catastrophe of August 23, 1944, occurred when an American B-24 Liberator crashed into the small village of Freckleton in northwest England. The plane was on a test flight when it encountered a rare and severe summer thunderstorm. Air traffic control at the American air base Warton recalled...