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Explore 29 powerful and poignant photos capturing the moment a bomber crashed into the Empire State Building, offering a raw and unfiltered glimpse into one of history’s most harrowing events.
In 1945, a B-25 bomber got lost in the fog and crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building. 14 people died in the accident.
Taken from an observation deck above.
The Empire State Building ablaze after the B-25 bomber crashed into it in thick fog.
One of the engines flew through the building and ended up falling 900 feet, through the roof of a penthouse on 33rd St, causing a fire. These flames are actually from that fire.
The view through the hole in that penthouse, owned by sculptor Henry Hering.
Repair workers fixing the damage to the north side of the Empire State building after the crash.
An elevator operator named Betty Oliver was thrown from her elevator in the crash. She was then placed onto a different elevator by emergency services. However, that elevator’s cord had been damaged, and plunged 75 stories. She suffered severe burns, and a broken pelvis, back and neck. It remains the world record for the longest survived elevator fall.
A wheel of the Army B-25 bomber which crashed into the upper part of the Empire State building, lodged in the elevator shaft.
Firemen search through the charred ruins.
Workmen clearing the wreckage.
The damage to the facade of the building.
A part of the bomber hangs off the side of the building.
Workmen begin repairs.
The Empire State Building was reopened for business the following Monday.
34th street littered with debris, after the accident.
A man standing with one of the bomber’s motors.
Pieces of the crashed plane are cut up for removal.
Workmen load pieces from the crashed plane onto a truck.
Don Malony (L), a Coast Guardsman, carries a first aid kit as he helps an injured woman down the stairs.
Theresa Scarpelli was on the 79th floor when the bomber hit.
A B-25 bomber for reference.