ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25233
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 August 1944 |
| Time: | 10:47 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-20-CF Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | BAD 2 USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-50291 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 58 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Freckleton village, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warton / AAF Sta 582 |
| RAF Warton / AAF Sta 582 |
The B-24H Liberator was one of two that took off from Warton at about 10:30 am for test flights after refurbishment.
Upon the approach of a thunderstorm with heavy rain and a wind of about 60 m.p.h. the Liberators were instructed to land.
42-50291 piloted by 1st Lt J.A.Bloemendal made an approach to runway 08 at Warton before breaking off to go around.
Moments later in blinding rain the Liberator, nicknamed " Classy Chassis II ", crashed in a nearly vertical bank into the village of Freckleton just east of the airfield.
The right wing struck a building and broke off while the fuselage smashed through the Holy Trinity School infants' wing, killing 38 children and 6 adults.
The fuselage also demolished 3 houses and a cafe patronised by personnel from the air base. Fourteen died in the Sad Sack Snack Bar.
Blazing fuel added to the horror of the crash.
A total of 61 persons died in this tragedy, 38 of them children.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freckleton_Air_Disaster
-JF Baugher
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-28900066
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Mar-2011 14:48 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2011 16:39 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2012 09:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2013 00:19 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2013 00:22 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2014 16:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Mar-2015 15:06 | Staller | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 22-Apr-2015 01:09 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 13-Feb-2020 17:29 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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