Category Archives: Plane Crashes

Plane Hits Empire State Building

July 28 1945 – A US Army B-25 bomber crashes into the Empire State Building between the 78th and 79th floors. An engine plunges down an elevator shaft, sparking a fire in the basement. Eleven people in the building are killed, in addition to the three man bomber crew. Elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver survived …

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Goodbye, Lokomotiv! Video of heartbreaking farewell ceremony on ice

A heart-stirring requiem mass has taken place at the Minsk ice hockey arena, where this evening local side Dynamo were supposed to take on Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, the team which tragically died in Wednesday’s plane crash. All tickets for the game had been sold long before the tragedy. Soon after the sad news spread worldwide, the …

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Shocking video: Iran IL-76 plane crash filmed from C-130 Hercules

Previously-unseen video footage has surfaced online, allegedly showing the crash of an Iranian military jet at an air show two years ago. It captures the moment the Ilyushin IL-76MD military plane falls to earth and explodes, after a mid-air collision with F-5E Tiger II. The haunting video was filmed by the crew of a C-130 …

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Plane Crash at Baseball Game

Broadcaster: Gero von Dehn, lead singer of the band “Von Dane” itunes.apple.com This is the infamous “Plane Crash at Baseball Game” that has been much talked about… (and viewed millions of times). This clip, however, represents the very first time the crash has been available in HQ. The last clip (which was much copied around …

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