The Sky Is Falling by Arthur Weingarten

The Sky is Falling(Empire State Building B25 Crash)by Arthur Weingarten.1977 1stEdition/1stPrinting Grosset & Dunlap hardcover w/dj in good condition(remainder mark on book bottom/slight page warping due to humidity exposure).Dj in protective covering.Book dimensions are 9.25×6.0×1.0inches,1.35lbs,260pages.Arthur D. Weingarten(born 1935,Brooklyn NY)is an author and TV/film writer/producer involved with such programs as The Green Hornet,Wild,Wild,West and Six Million Dollar Man.On July 28,1945,10 yr old Weingarten went with his father,a NYC Fire Marshal,to the scene of a horrific aviation disaster. In dense fog,a B25 Army bomber slammed into the Empire State Building between the 78th and 80th floors.30 years later he wrote this book on a catastrophe that killed the 3 plane occupants,11 office workers,injuring 26 others.The events before the crash,the chaos at the crash site and inside the burning floors,and the aftermath are examined. Contains rare b&w photos and crash related diagrams.