Freckleton Playground Monument
Details:
On the west side of the road.
A bronze plaque inscribed in English text attached to a trapezoidal prism stone. The plaque has the US national emblem on the top left, and the UK Coat of Arms in the top right. US Army Air Force in top centre.
Source of images: Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register
Monument Text:
THIS PLAYGROUND
PRESENTED TO THE
CHILDREN OF FRECKLETON
BY THEIR
AMERICAN NEIGHBORS
OF BASE AIR DEPOT NO.2 USAAF
IN RECOGNITION
AND REMEMBRANCE OF
THEIR COMMON LOSS
IN THE DISASTER OF
AUGUST 23RD 1944
