Empire State Building Crash, 1945 [Archival Audio]
Title
Empire State Building Crash, 1945 [Archival Audio]
Description
At first, the events of September 11 seemed to be replaying a tragic accident that happened half a century earlier: On July 28, 1945 a B-25 Mitchell bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building. A reporter broadcasts live and interviews witnesses; then you will hear a recording of the crash that was captured on a Dictaphone from five blocks away.
Sonic memorial comments
1/22/03: Based on University library standards- non network and networkd radio between 1923-63 is public domain.
amazing archival, old so sound quality isn't so great. Not sure who owns the rights to this. Public Domain? 1/15/03.
amazing archival, old so sound quality isn't so great. Not sure who owns the rights to this. Public Domain? 1/15/03.
Sonic memorial contact
Marvin Bensman
Sonic memorial creation date
1945-07-28
Sonic memorial duration
13:00:00
Sonic memorial is browsable
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Sonic memorial keyword
Planes
History
Sonic memorial permission
web
Sonic memorial source ref name
SMS028
Sonic memorial source type
archival
Sonic memorial status
active
Source
digitally recorded
Media Type
audio
Collection
Citation
“Empire State Building Crash, 1945 [Archival Audio],” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/95352/.