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The Foggy Collision: B-25 Bomber Meets Empire State
In a snapshot etched with shock and history, a B-25 bomber pierced the 1945 New York fog, smashing into the Empire State Building’s 78th and 80th floors. Skewed perceptions, a thick shroud of mist, and human error concocted a calamitous disaster that took 14 lives and cost over a million dollars.
Yet, the building, a titan of human resilience, remained defiant, surviving the explosive intrusion. The gaping hole left by the aircraft seems surreal, a moment trapped in time. Despite the catastrophe, life on the floors unaffected sprinted ahead, re-opening for business a mere 48 hours later, an extraordinary testament to New York’s unstoppable pulse.
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