Survivors fall silent in poignant tribute
Heads bowed in solemn remembrance, they gathered to commemorate the day which claimed scores of young lives.
Survivors, relatives and villagers marked the 70th anniversary of the Freckleton air disaster, which left 61 people dead.
Hundreds attended a service in the church yard of Holy Trinity C E church, on Lytham Road, to remember the tragedy which took place nearby.
See the story of some of the disaster’s survivors in tomorrow’s Gazette.