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Long Island Photograph Collection 9-35.jpg
Exterior front view of the home of Eunice and Bernard Fixler (Hofstra University Class of 1941).

The home was destroyed when a P-47 Thunderbolt crashed into it and the house next door on November 17, 1945. The pilot, 1st Lt. Daniel R.A. Duncan,…

Position: 918 (7 views)

Long Island Photograph Collection 9-33.jpg
The house of Eunice and Bernard Fixler (Hofstra University Class of 1941) and that of Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Briggs after a P-47 thunderbolt crashed into them. The tail of the air plane is sticking out between the two houses.

The plane, which was…

Position: 16 (16 views)

Long Island Photograph Collection 9-32.jpg
Wreckage of a P-47 Thunderbolt (covered in fire extinguishing foam) in between the houses of Eunice and Bernard Fixler (Hofstra University Class of 1941) and Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Briggs. A firefighter is standing by the Fixler house, at center. …

Position: 170 (10 views)

Long Island Photograph Collection 9-31.jpg
Wreckage of a P-47 Thunderbolt alongside the house of Eunice and Bernard Fixler (Hofstra University Class of 1941). Hempstead and Mitchel Field fire department members are behind the plane, at left; a crowd of people is gathered at right.…

Position: 62 (12 views)

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