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To: ecomcon
Planes do crash into buildings sometimes.

Name some.

The B-52 in 1946 that crashed into the Empire State building, for one.

There was a report of a small plane crash just this morning that narrowly missed a house.

IT HAPPENS!

500 posted on 04/18/2002 10:24:08 AM PDT by Bommer
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To: Bommer
It was a B-25 and it was 1945
506 posted on 04/18/2002 10:24:52 AM PDT by RoughDobermann
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To: Bommer
Make that a B-25.
514 posted on 04/18/2002 10:26:14 AM PDT by Doctor Stochastic
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To: Bommer
The B-52 in 1946 that crashed into the Empire State building, for one.

Close, but no cigar. I'm not sure on the year, but it definitely wasn't a B-52. They didn't come out until the mid-late 1950s.

It was a B-25 though.....

516 posted on 04/18/2002 10:26:29 AM PDT by Tennessee_Bob
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To: Bommer
A B-52 in 1946? That must have been a sight.
519 posted on 04/18/2002 10:27:15 AM PDT by Travis McGee
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To: Bommer
That's one rare B-52 buddy. Best check again.
524 posted on 04/18/2002 10:27:58 AM PDT by Hoosier Patriot
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To: Bommer
The B-52 in 1946 that crashed into the Empire State building, for one.

That was in very heavy fog, and at a time when there were not enough tall buildings for pilots to worry about them.

There was a report of a small plane crash just this morning that narrowly missed a house.

There tends to be a lot of houses on the ground, and ground is hard to miss. Tall buildings, however, are very easy to miss - especially on a clear sunny day.

527 posted on 04/18/2002 10:28:02 AM PDT by ctdonath2
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To: Bommer
That's one in 55 years. In fog if I remember correctly.

What goes up must come down doesn't count.

537 posted on 04/18/2002 10:29:28 AM PDT by ecomcon
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To: Bommer
That was a B-25 at night in heavy fog, not 6 P.M. with a clear blue sky. Apples and oranges.
542 posted on 04/18/2002 10:30:23 AM PDT by StriperSniper
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To: Bommer
Just an observation.

A plane crashing into a house is alot different than a plane crashing into a skyscraper.

544 posted on 04/18/2002 10:30:45 AM PDT by dawn53
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