B-25 Mitchell crash into Empire State Building

[Alex Smart]

Hi,
From Wikipedia

At 9:49 a.m. on Saturday July 28, 1945, a B-25 Mitchell bomber accidentally crashed into the north side between the 79th and 80th floors, where the offices of the National Catholic Welfare Council were located. The fire was extinguished in 40 minutes. 14 people were killed in the accident[3].
Following the accident, elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver survived a plunge of 75 stories inside an elevator, and currently holds the Guinness World Record for the longest survived elevator fall recorded[4].

Take a look also in on the Empire State building's official Website, there are some answers by family members on the websites forum.

Also see in

http://history1900s.about.com/od/194...mpirecrash.htm



JB's serial numbers has the plane. B25D-20 41-30577

Somewhere I have seen a photo of the 'plane stuck in the building.

Alex