Hedtke, James R. <br/><br/>
The Freckleton, England, air disaster :  the B-24 crash that killed 38 preschoolers and 23 adults, August 23, 1944 / 
James R. Hedtke. 
 - 1 online resource (217 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Freckleton before World War II -- Base Air Depot 2 -- Ground pounders, fly boys, and their amazing machines -- Accident -- The crash : Wednesday, August 23, 1944 -- The inferno -- The interment of the innocents -- The investigation -- The new normal -- The playground memorial -- Remembrance -- Freckleton today -- Epilogue -- Appendix. 
<br/><br/> "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 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"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781476613628 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Army Air Forces --History--World War, 1939-1945.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Aircraft accidents--History--England--Freckleton--20th century.<br/>Disasters--History--England--Freckleton--20th century.<br/>B-24 (Bomber)--History.<br/>Airplanes, Military--Flight testing--History--England--Lancashire--20th century.<br/>Aircraft accident victims--History--England--Freckleton--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Freckleton (England)--History--20th century.<br/>Freckleton (England)--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TL553.53.G7  / H43 2014eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.12/409427662