Musi weMugovera, July 28, 1945, Lieut. Col. William F. Smith Jr. akanga achityaira bhomba reB-25 Mitchell pabasa rekutakura vanhu kubva kuBedford Army Air Field kuenda kuNewark Airport. Smith akakumbira kubvumidzwa kumhara, asi akaudzwa nezvekusaonekwa. Kuenderera mberi zvakadaro, akavhiringidzwa negomba uye akatanga kutendeuka kurudyi pane kuruboshwe mushure mekupfuura Chrysler Building. Pana 9:40 am, ndege yakarova kurutivi rwekuchamhembe kwe Empire State Building, pakati pe 78th uye 80th pasi, ichiveza gomba re 18-by-20-foot (5.5 m × 6.1 m) muchivako maive mahofisi eCatholic National Welfare Council. 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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