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Aftermath of a B-25 Bomber flying into the Empire State Building, 1945 (i.redd.it)
submitted 10 months ago by ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to c/historyporn@lemmy.world
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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Maybe, but it seems unlikely that any kind of aircraft would be flying that low through a populous area.

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh oops, my comment was supposed to reply to the other picture of the works sitting on the I beam

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Ah, that is somewhat more plausible.