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‘Hold My Legs’: How Ernie Sisto Shot the Empire State Building Disaster

When a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945, a Times photographer leaned far out to get close up.

By Anika BurgessSeptember 25, 2026
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When a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945, a Times photographer leaned far out to get close up.

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