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Aftermath of a B-25 Bomber flying into the Empire State Building, 1945 (i.redd.it)
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[–] SuperCub@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm curious how they went about repairing this. Do they cut out sections and weld it together or what?

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think they did repair this. That plane looks like a write off.

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Fun fact they actually was able to repurpose it it is now part of the Empire State Building, recycling at its finest.