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40 Wall Street airplane crash...
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May 21, 1946
THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, May 21, 1946 This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "PLANE HITS NYC SKYSCRAPER KILLING 5" with subheads that include: "Army Staff Ship Plows Into Wall Street Structure" and more. 1st report coverage of the Army Air Force airplane crash into 40 Wall Street building.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. A few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise good condition.
wikipedia notes: On the evening of May 20, 1946, a United States Army Air Forces C-45 Beechcraft airplane crashed into the north side of the building. The twin-engined plane was heading for Newark Airport on a flight originating at Lake Charles Army Air Field in Louisiana. It struck the 58th floor of the building at approximately 8:10 PM, creating a 20 by 10-foot (3.0 m) hole in the masonry, and killing all five aboard the plane, including a WAC officer. Fog and low visibility were identified as the main causes of the crash. At the time of the accident, LaGuardia Field reported a heavy fog that reduced the ceiling to 500 feet (150 m), obscuring the view of the ground for the pilot at the building's 58th story level. Upon impact, several parts of the aircraft, along with pieces of brick and mortar from the building, fell into the street below. However, there were no reported injuries of any of the estimated 2,000 workers in the building, nor anyone on the street.
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