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Saturday, July 28, 1945. On that foggy morning Lt. Colonel William Smith was piloting a U.S. Army B-25 bomber through New York City on his way to Newark Airport to pick up his commanding officer. For some unknown reason, though, he showed up over LaGuardia Airport asking for a weather report. The LaGuardia tower wanted him to land because of the poor visibility. Smith, however, requested and received permission from the military to continue on to Newark.
The ten-ton, B-25 bomber smashed into the north side of the Empire State Building at 9:49 a.m. killing 14 people (11 office workers and the three crewmen) plus injuring 26 others. The cost of the damage done by the crash was $1 million. ________________________________________________ *Source: "http://history1900s.about.com/od/1940s/a/empirecrash.htm".
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoYes. A B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in the 1940's.
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∙ 12y agoOn Saturday, July 28, 1945 a plane struck the 79th floor of the Empire State Building.
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∙ 12y agoi don't know if that will happen, but that will most likely not to happen
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How many people visit the Empire State Building a year?
Over 2 million people visit the Empire State Building.
When did the b25 crash into the empire state building?
It was in the year of 1945.
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It opened in 1931.
When did The Empire State Building Celebrate it's 100th Anniversary?
The Empire State Building opened in 1931, so the state of New York will celebrate its 100th anniversary in the year 2031.
In what year did the Empire State Building take over the Eiffel towers place as the tallest building in the world?
In 1930 the Empire State Building took over the Eiffel tower to be the Worlds Tallest Building.Matt
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How many visitors in one year to empire state building?
185 345 as of 2005
How many times does Empire State Building get struck by lghtnig a year?
She is struck by lightning around 300 times each year.about 300 times a yearNo doubt. It is to be expected for something that tall.
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The Chrysler building was only the tallest construction for about a year between 1930 and 1931, until the Empire State Building was build.
When and where were Bruce and Denise Morcombe born?
In year 1 at the top of the empire state building in the rain
How many people visit the Empire State Building each month?
Each year about four million people visit the Empire State Building in New York City. This would mean that there are around 333,300 visitors to the building each month.
How long did it take workers to complete constuction of the Empire State Building?
The Empire State Building Official Internet Site reports that it took one year and 45 days, a total of seven million man-hours.
