50 years ago, today ...

[Baron Scicluna]

... two planes collided over New York City, killing 134 people, which included allon board both planes, plus six people on the ground as one plane crashed into a Brooklyn street. One 11-year-old boy miraculously survived for a day.

New York Times has full-blown coverage:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/park-slope-plane-crash/

 

[Corky Ramirez up on 94th St.]

Check out this read from Scouting NY:

http://www.scoutingny.com/?p=2129

 

[playthrough]

Thanks for the links. I want to see that plaque someday.

 

[old_tony]

That was some really good reading. The 65-cents plaque is a great memorial.

 

[Double J]

Wow. I've got chills after reading that. Never knew anything about that incident until just now.