Consolidated B-24 Liberator crash, Aug 23, 1944 (61 killed)
Consolidated B-24 Liberator accident on August 23, 1944 near Freckleton Lancashire, United Kingdom with 61 fatalities. Cause: The official inquiry...
- Date: August 23, 1944
- Aircraft: Consolidated B-24 Liberator
- Location: Freckleton Lancashire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 61
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The official inquiry could not establish the precise cause. It judged the most likely cause to be the pilot misjudging the severity of the storm, while structural failure could not be ruled out.
A United States Army Air Forces Consolidated B 24 Liberator (42-50291) on a post refurbishment test flight from RAF Warton approached in a severe storm and crashed into the village of Freckleton, Lancashire, on 23 August 1944. The aircraft hit houses and a school, and all three crew and 58 people on the ground were killed.