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  2. 1945 Empire State Building B-25 crash - Wikipedia

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    On July 28, 1945, a B-25 Mitchell bomber of the United States Army Air Forces crashed into the north side of the Empire State Building in New York City while flying in thick fog. The crash killed fourteen people (three crewmen and eleven people in the building), and an estimated twenty-four others were injured.

  3. Empire State Building - Wikipedia

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    Wreckage from the 1945 Empire State Building B-25 crash. At 9:40 am on July 28, 1945, a B-25 Mitchell bomber, piloted in thick fog by Lieutenant Colonel William Franklin Smith Jr., [393] crashed into the north side of the Empire State Building between the 79th and 80th floors (then the offices of the National Catholic Welfare Council).

  4. Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1945 - Wikipedia

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    1945 Empire State Building B-25 crash; F. Fairy Lochs; Flight 19; G. German and Allied aircraft losses during Operation Bodenplatte; U. USAAF Boeing B-17 crash on ...

  5. Today in history, 1945: A B-25 bomber crashes into the Empire ...

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    On July 28, 1945, residents of New York City were horrified when an airplane crashed into the Empire State Building, leaving 14 dead. Though the events of that day have largely faded from public ...

  6. Thuggee - Wikipedia

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    The Thuggee were believed to practise their killings as a form of worship toward the goddess Kali. [4] For centuries, the authorities of the Indian subcontinent, such as the Khalji dynasty, [5] the Mughal Empire, [1] and the British Raj, attempted to curtail the criminal activities of the Thuggee during their rule. [6]

  7. List of disasters in New York City by death toll - Wikipedia

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    Park Avenue Tunnel crash: rail 15–17 [99] [100] 2011 World Wide Tours bus crash: road 15 [101] 1902 Madison Square fireworks explosion explosion 15 [102] 1883 Church of the Most Holy Redeemer school fire fire 14–16 [103] [104] 1945 1945 Empire State Building B-25 crash: aircraft 14 [105] 2021 Hurricane Ida: weather 13 [106] 1968 ...

  8. Category : Aviation accidents and incidents in New York City

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    2006 New York City Cirrus SR20 crash; ... 1945 Empire State Building B-25 crash; H. 2009 Hudson River mid-air collision; L. Linee Aeree Italiane Flight 451 (1954) N.

  9. July 1945 - Wikipedia

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    1945 Empire State Building B-25 crash: A B-25 Mitchell bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City during a heavy fog, resulting in fourteen deaths. At a press conference, Japanese Prime Minister Kantarō Suzuki gave a response to the Potsdam Declaration that elicited confusion. The translation was unclear as to whether he ...