A ranar Asabar, 28 ga Yuli, 1945, Lieut. Col. William F. Smith Jr. yana matukin jirgi mai saukar B-25 Mitchell a kan aikin jigilar ma'aikata na yau da kullun daga Bedford Army Air Field zuwa Newark Airport. Smith ya nemi izinin sauka, amma an ba shi shawara game da hangen nesa. Ci gaba ko ta yaya, ya zama rikice-rikice ta hanyar hazo kuma ya fara juyawa dama maimakon hagu bayan ya wuce Chrysler Building. A 9:40 na safe, jirgin ya fadi a gefen arewa na Empire State Building, tsakanin hawa na 78 da na 80, ya sassaƙa rami mai tsawon ƙafa 18 zuwa 20 (5.5 m × 6.1 m) a cikin ginin inda ofisoshin Majalisar Kula da Lafiya ta Katolika suke.
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