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Freckleton, England, Air Disaster : The B-24 Crash That Killed 38 Preschoolers and 23 Adults, August 23 1944 by James R. Hedtke (2014, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-100786478411
ISBN-139780786478415
eBay Product ID (ePID)167652614
Product Key Features
Number of Pages216 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameFreckleton, England, Air Disaster : The B-24 Crash That Killed 38 Preschoolers and 23 Adults, August 23 1944
SubjectAviation / General, Military / World War II, General, Europe / Great Britain / General, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaTransportation, Technology & Engineering, History
AuthorJames R. Hedtke
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight10.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2014-000028
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal363.12/409427662
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments ix Preface 1 1. Freckleton Before World War II 5 2. Base Air Depot 2 19 3. Ground Pounders, Fly Boys and Their Amazing Machines 39 4. Accident 56 5. The Crash: Wednesday, August 23, 1944 62 6. The Inferno 74 7. The Interment of the Innocents 93 8. The Investigation 106 9. The New Normal 121 10. The Playground Memorial 136 11. Remembrance 145 12. Freckleton Today 166 Epilogue 179 Appendix 183 Chapter Notes 185 Bibliography 195 Index 199
SynopsisThe 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 the bomber back to the base. When the pilot attempted to abort the landing because of poor visibility and high winds, a downdraft caught the plane and it crashed into the adjacent village of Freckleton. As the B-24 tumbled through the village, destroying three houses and a snack bar, flames erupted from wreckage and engulfed Holy Trinity grade school. Before the fire could be brought under control, the holocaust destroyed an entire generation of children in this village of fewer than 1,000 inhabitants. The village would never be the same. In a compelling account of sorrow, loss, hope and finally rebirth, the book looks at the history of the village, the establishment of the base at Warton, the crash, the funeral of the 61 victims, the official British inquest and the American investigation into the cause of the crash. The lives of the survivors, the servicemen and the villagers are followed through 2012., The Freckleton catastrophe of August 23, 1944, occurred when an American B-24 Liberator crashed into the small village of Freckleton in north west England. The plane was on a test flight when it encountered a rare and severe summer thunderstorm. In a compelling account, this book looks at the history of the village, the establishment of the base at Warton, the crash, the funeral of the 61 victims, the official British inquest and the American investigation into the cause of the crash.
LC Classification NumberTL553.53.G7H43 2014
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- 09 Jun, 2021
Dr Hedtke's Frekleton Disaster of 1944 book thoroughly explains the cause and consequences
The Frekleton Disaster was a...disaster, and the story is very well told with rich detail of the efforts by the yanks, RAF members and the town folk to try to save the children. A "horrible accident" was the investigative conclusion, as a result of the sudden storm and the B-24 aircraft being hit by lightning. The book helped us at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum (Pooler, GA, USA) explain the tragedy during our Memorial Day (31 May 2021) Service at the Frekleton Memorial in the Museum's Memory Garden, among the 26,000 sea of flags displayed for the fallen of WWII.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 18 Mar, 2022
Re living that day
This book means a lot to me my father was stationed at Wharton airfield at that time. Every time I go over to visit I always visit the cemetery it is well taken care of. My aunt worked the switchboard in Preston they had to keep all the lines open. When I was little I represented America in their May procession.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
