Bomber Crashes into Empire State Building (1945)

Bomber Crashes into Empire State Building: In July 1945 a B-25 Bomber crashed into the Empire State Building due to foggy conditions. The plane hit the 79th floor. Franklin D Roosevelt had had lunch on the 76th floor only a few hours before. 14 people died in the accident as luckily it was a weekend. This was the first time an aeroplane had crashed into a major New York Skyscraper. Watch here the clip “Bomb Accidentally Explodes on Aircraft Carrier, killing the Cameraman“: Check out our playlist: Subscribe to British Pathe: Follow us on Twitter: @ Join us on Facebook: é-Film-Archive/11304874870... From: 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 the British Pathé website.