Musi weMugovera, July 28, 1945, Lieut. Col. William F. Smith Jr. akanga achibhururuka B-25 Mitchell bhomba pane imwe nguva yekufambisa vashandi kubva kuBedford Army Air Field kuenda kuNewark Airport. Smith akakumbira kubvumirwa kumhara, asi akaudzwa nezvekusaonekwa. Kuenderera mberi zvakadaro, akavhiringidzika nemhute uye akatanga kutendeuka kurudyi panzvimbo yekuruboshwe mushure mekupfuura Chrysler Building. Pana 9:40 a.m., ndege yakarova kurutivi rwekuchamhembe kwe Empire State Building, pakati pe 78th uye 80th floors, kucheka gomba re 18-20-by-foot (5.5 m × 6.1 m) muchivako umo mahofisi eCatholic National Welfare Council aive. Mumwe akapfurwa kuburikidza neSouth side yakatarisana neSouth side uye akabhururuka kusvika kune rimwe divi rinotevera, achidonha 900 feet (270 m) uye achidonha padenga re elevator pedyo neNewark Airport.
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