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Ground personnel clear rubble from a school in Freckleton that was destroyed in crash by a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-50291) nicknamed "Classy Chassis" of the 486th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '75468 AC- A total of 35 school children and 23 adults were the fatal victims of a disaster when a Consolidated B-24 Liberator of the 2nd Air Base Depot crahsed into a cafe and school building in the small village of Freckleton, England 23 August 1944. US Air Force photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '250291 Classy Chassis, 35 Kids, 2 [illegible] 4 Civs, 4 RAF, 6 USAAF, 3 [illegible.']

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection (uploaded May/2023)