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June 12, 1955

The wreckage at the Le Mans racecourse the day after Pierre Levegh's Mercedes crashed through the barrier into the crowds

The wreckage at the Le Mans racecourse the day after Pierre Levegh's Mercedes crashed through the barrier into the crowds

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