"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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A B-17 collided with the Isle of Man during the war.

I wonder how many men died in WWII in collisions by flying into
terrain or buildings?

The most famous one in the U.S. was the B-25 that flew into the Empire
State Building. That would have been the summer of 1945, I think.


Yup, July 28th.

http://history1900s.about.com/librar...mpirecrash.htm

http://www.cosmik.com/aa-april02/dj82.html (Watch out for Ad pop-ups, but it
is the more in depth article)