The day a bomber hit the Empire State Building
The impact happened on the 79th floor.
National Public Radio reports this week about the day a B-25 bomber flew directly into the side of the Empire State Building in New York City. The audio portion of this piece is 12 minutes long, but well worth your time.
A chilling section includes a dictation tape made by a man in a building near the ESB. On it, you can hear the dull whirring of the B-25’s engines grow louder until they finally drown out his voice. Then, a thud — the impact.
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