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Memorial details

Memorial type
Hall / Institute
District
Fylde
Town
Freckleton
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Ceremony

  • Date: 1977
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Date: Undefined
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Date: 23 August 1994
    Attended by: Rev Stephen Brian, Vicar of Holy Triity Church
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
106425

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Current location

Freckleton Memorial Hall
School Lane
Freckleton
Fylde
Lancashire
PR4 1PA
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 43130 29114
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A modern purpose built village hall.
Inscription legible?
yes
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: The Memorial Hall was part funded by donations from USAAF and local community following the 1944 Freckleton Air Crash, along with a children's playground.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • References to the funding and building of the Memorial Hall in : Hedtke, JR., 2014, The Freckleton, England, Air Disaster: The B-24 Crash That Killed 38 Preschoolers and 23 Adults, August 23, 1944, McFarland, p152 + The text also records the raising of funds by BAD2 veterans, to donate 10 chairs in Holy Trinity Church, Freckleton, dedicated to the Doctors, Nurses and staff of the Warton Airfield (BAD2) Base Hospital, that managed to treat and save children injured in the Crash. There is also reference to the 18 Casualties - RAF, USAAF and Civilian personnel Killed and injured when the 'Sad Sack' Cafe was demolished in the same incident.
  • Lancashire Aircraft Investigation Team website provides full details of the 'Freckleton Air Crash' of 1944 at: laituk.org/B-24%2042-50291.htm Referring to the efforts of the USAAF to establish a fund to provide both the Children's Playground and a 'Memorial Hall' to commemorate the Community Losses.

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