What building did a US military B-25 Mitchell airplane crash into in 1945?

Correct answer: Empire State Building

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worker
worker
never heard this before
davedoodle1234
davedoodle1234
I just got through watching this on the history channel. the woman in the elevator fell over 1000 feet and survived.
mammy1027
mammy1027
great historical info!
Crowsflight
Crowsflight
There are photos of the crash. Unbelievable the first time I heard about it
mindkraft710
mindkraft710
im born in NYC and didn't know that i love this game
judybee28
judybee28
How could something like this be so unknown?
Player Tystyx
Player Tystyx
They were distracted by the GIGANTIC MONKEY😎
MakoShark50
MakoShark50
Wow! News to me, too.
FancyPantsGuard50272
FancyPantsGuard50272
Wow. I did not know or even read about it. Crazy
Player #1848633
Player #1848633
RojoNavigator, that is a excellent question, maybe because the building had been constructed to withstand most anything, high winds, etc. Perhaps better construction in earlier years, when they considering building skyscrapers. They did not rush the construction, took a period of time to complete a building,
Player #120374466
Player #120374466
This building is world famous. I'm amazing that I never heard about this after all this years.
Player #118103951
Player #118103951
I had heard about this but did not know the extent of the damage. WOW!
Sandy
Sandy
Wow , that is fascinating !! Never heard that before!
Dollie
Dollie
davedoodle1234, WOW!!!
skye
skye
Player Yellowgirl28, they used different materials, the one they used at the twin towers are design to meltdown to avoid the building to topple down and cause a lot of debris especially during earthquakes
Bonnie
Bonnie
davedoodle1234, Wow …some mighty Angels over her that day!
Player #49101312
Player #49101312
we don't really learn history in high school. we don't listen. I've never understood why it was so boring in HS
galleguayo
galleguayo
and the building don't collapsed like the twins on 911 wow good to know
Player #42744488
Player #42744488
davedoodle1234, what is the name of the movie?
Clair
Clair
I’m amazed we didn’t hear about this trivia in the commentary after the Twin Towers fell.
taralyn
taralyn
per Wikipedia, that woman was an elevator operator on the 80th floor at the time of the crash, severely burned. rescuers put her on another elevator with damaged cables, which then plummeted down. they found her in the basement rubble with broken neck back and pelvis. wow.
Aneishi
Aneishi
I had never heard of this either.
Player #38618593
Player #38618593
So the passenger in the plane survived?
Player Cavedog
Player Cavedog
My mom always talked about this!
Snappdragon33
Snappdragon33
being a native new Yorker, I can't believe I never heard about this.
Jett
Jett
wow! didn't know that.
Outlaw_Monk
Outlaw_Monk
I'd never heard about this either, I would of thought someone would of mentioned it on one of the 911 memorials
Player #18854801
Player #18854801
The elevator cable is snapped, she falls 1000 feet, a B-25's engine falls on top of her, she had to be rescued. God said, "It's not your time yet!"
Player #15774097
Player #15774097
Player Yellowgirl28, because it was not filled with tnt like the towers were oh and bldg 7 which fell even though no plane hit it
Player Rick #29423783
Player Rick #29423783
LillySparrow, during would have been QUITE a challenge!
Player #18390045
Player #18390045
Uninitialized, Uninitìalzed, It does not prove 911 was an inside job, I was 6 miles from where the one plane was crashed with all people on board in PA, and we were asked to give up our rooms on top 2 floors of the hotel for first responders ,which we gladly did and we held pray sessions for and with those first responders. It was very sad
Player #19472386
Player #19472386
Where was King Kong at this time?
slomogeo
slomogeo
worker, i thought king kong was going to be mentioned
Player #18012215
Player #18012215
I was born in Brooklyn NY but I never heard of this tragedy
Player #17761556
Player #17761556
Player Yellowgirl28, Bethlehem steel us why
Player Yellowgirl28
Player Yellowgirl28
Hmm Lived in NYC all my life and I’ve never heard of this. Why didn’t it implode like the WTC?
Rawkzilla
Rawkzilla
Wow =/ Never heard about this... but guessed right.
Player #12319765
Player #12319765
wow never heard about this before.
Player #7392708
Player #7392708
This game is great. I learned so much. Didn't know this but I grew up in N.Y.