1945 Empire State Building B-25 crash
Coordinates: 40°44′54.36″N 73°59′08.36″W / 40.7484333°N 73.9856556°W
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| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 28, 1945 |
| Summary | The plane was in Heavy Fog that Crashed into the Empire State Building And a fire started in the building. |
| Place | Empire State Building, New York City |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 14 (3 Civilians on the plane, 11 Civilians In the building) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | B-25 Mitchell |
| Aircraft name | North American B-25 Mitchell |
| Airline/user | U.S Army Air Forces |
| Registration | 41-30577 |
| Flew from | Bedford Army Air Field Bedford, Massachusetts |
The B-25 Empire State Building crash was a plane crash that occurred on July 28, 1945. On that date, a B-25 Mitchell plane in heavy fog crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City. It caused 14 deaths (three people in the plane and eleven people in the building). It caused damage of around $1 million.[1]
The plane crashed between the 78th and 80th floors of the building, leaving a 18 ft (5.5 m) by 20 ft (6.1 m) hole in the building.[2] The fire that was started was put out in 40 minutes. It is the only fire at such a height that has been successfully put out.[2] Elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver survived a fall of 75 floors, which is the Guinness World Record for the longest fall survived in an elevator.[3] The building was reopened the Monday after the crash.
1945 Empire State Building B-25 Crash Media
Workmen clearing the wreckage
References
- ↑ Jennifer Rosenberg. The Plane That Crashed Into the Empire State Buildingabout.com. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Molnar, Matt. On This Day in Aviation History: July 28thNYCAviation. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- ↑ Longest Fall Survived In An Elevatorguinnessworldrecords.com. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
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