On July 18, 1945, a US Army Air Force B-25 Mitchell bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, killing 14 people and injuring 27. The accident was caused by the pilot's disorientation in heavy fog, and it remains one of the most infamous aviation accidents in history. Miraculously, a young woman named Betty Lou Oliver survived a 75-story elevator fall, and her story has become a testament to human resilience.
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