Plane Rams Skyscraper (1946)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. 27/05/1946? Manhattan, New York, United States of America (USA). L/S of New York skyline at night. Various shots of the wreckage of the plane which crashed into the 58th floor of a skyscraper. A man looks at a parachute inside the building. Various shots of the wreckage. M/S as a coffin is carried out of a building. Possibly connected with 46/42 - MD. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on
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