The Empire State Building, New York, on Fire, 1945
Photograph showing the Empire State Building on fire, between the eighty-fifth and ninetieth floors, as a result of a Mitchell bomber accidently crashing into the building, 28th July 1945. The pilot of the airplane, Lieutenant-Colonel W.F. Smith, was unable to see the Empire State Building due to heavy fog
Picture No
10218553
Media ID
45990900
Size
3808px x 6354px
(1.9MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustrated London News. 1945. bottom right page 124
Date
1945
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