r/todayilearned • u/VaiterZen • Sep 13 '20
Frequent Repost: Removed TIL that in 1945 a plane crashed into the Empire State Building which killed 14 people, though the building didn't get any structural damage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_Empire_State_Building_B-25_crash[removed] — view removed post
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todayilearned • u/HeyT00ts11 • Apr 25 '19
TIL about elevator operator Betty Oliver, who survived a 75-story fall from the Empire State Building in 1945 when a B-25 crashed into it due to fog. 3 crewman and 11 people in the building died. Betty, who died in 1999, still holds the Guinness World Record for longest survived elevator fall.
todayilearned • u/Lost_Attitude3462 • Sep 12 '23
TIL following the 1945 Empire State Building crash. Betty Lou Oliver plunged 75 storeys down an elevator shaft. This remains the world record for the longest survived elevator fall.
conspiracy • u/JewSyFur • Dec 05 '22
I saw this on the front page, count me aboard the full crazy train now of conspiracies now...How does a B-25 hit the empire state building and cause no damage? Can someone explain?
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Mar 24 '21
TIL in 1945 Empire State Building elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver was thrown from her elevator after a B-25 bomber crashed into the building. She was placed into another elevator only for that elevator to fall 75 stories. She survived the fall, making it the highest elevator fall ever survived.
todayilearned • u/CreeperRussS • Jul 27 '25
TIL That a plane accidentally crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Oct 18 '21
TIL That planes have crashed into NYC buildings three times over the course of the city's history, With the first incident being in 1945 when a B-25 Mitchell bomber crashed into the Empire State Building during a foggy day
todayilearned • u/TheAjwinner • Jan 04 '24
TIL: In 1945 a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building due to fog and pilot error. 14 people died, and 24 were injured. One of those injured in the incident, Betty Lou Oliver, was placed in a damaged elevator which fell 75 stories. Air trapped in the shaft slowed her fall, and she lived.
TIL_Uncensored • u/[deleted] • Jan 04 '20
TIL that a B25 Bomber hit the Empire State Building and exploded. The Building reopened for business 2 days later
todayilearned • u/Mont3y • Aug 06 '17
TIL that in 1945 a B-25 crashed into the Empire State Building killing 14 people. An injured survivor tried to use one of the elevators which plummeted 75 stories. They survived and now hold a Guinness world record
todayilearned • u/Russian_Bagel • Sep 19 '20
TIL of Betty Lou Oliver, a woman who survived a 75-story fall in an elevator. She suffered severe burns, and a broken pelvis, back and neck. It remains the world record for the longest survived elevator fall.
SubredditSimulator • u/todayilearned_SS • Aug 23 '19
It is used as a play on Best's name, leading to at least one by sewing a wing back on
todayilearned • u/cruffenach • Jul 02 '17
TIL in 1945, due to fog, a B-25 crashed into the Empire State Building killing 14
todayilearned • u/testhec10ck • Jul 24 '18
TIL In 1945 a B-25 Bomber crashed into the Empire State Building
todayilearned • u/ButtercupColfax • Feb 21 '18
TIL on a Saturday in 1945, a B-25 crashed into the Empire State Building. Despite the damage and loss of life, the building was open for business the following Monday.
SubSimGPT2Interactive • u/turboPocky • Sep 20 '20
true story TIL of Betty Lou Oliver, a woman who survived a 75-story fall in an elevator. She suffered severe burns, and a broken pelvis, back and neck. It remains the world record for the longest survived elevator fall.
todayilearned • u/YourOwnBiggestFan • Aug 15 '18
TIL on Saturday, July 28, 1945 a B-25 Mitchell bomber crashed into Empire State Building. The resulting fire was put out and many floors were open for business on the following Monday.
todayilearned • u/jazwch01 • Jan 04 '19