Freckleton Air Disaster: Memorial held

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-la ... e-28900066

Freckleton Air Disaster: Memorial held to mark 70th anniversary

A memorial service has taken place to mark the 70th anniversary of an aeroplane crash on a Lancashire village which killed 61 people.

Thirty-eight children were among those killed when the US Liberator heavy bomber destroyed houses, a cafe and a church school in Freckleton.

The service for was held at 10:30 BST - the time the plane hit the village.

It was held at Holy Trinity Church to remember those who died on 23 August 1944, during World War Two.

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My first thought on reading the above was that no no aircraft - especially a heavy bomber - should be flying over populated (friendly) areas if it could possibly be helped. But given the sheer number of aircraft and bases in eastern England, I guess that was just not possible. Also, there appears to have been some freak weather involved.