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Long Island Photograph Collection 9-36.jpg
P-47 Thunderbolt and the home of Eunice and Bernard Fixler (Hofstra University Class of 1941) both engulfed in flames.

Shortly after takeoff from Mitchel Field, the P-47, which was piloted by 1st Lt. Daniel R.A. Duncan, crashed into the Fixler's…

Position: 37 (16 views)

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: 1736 (8 views)

Long Island Photograph Collection 9-34.jpg
Men standing in the remains of the home of Eunice and Bernard Fixler (Hofstra University Class of 1941) after a P-47 Thunderbolt crashed into it.

Shortly after takeoff from Mitchel Field, the P-47, which was piloted by 1st Lt. Daniel R.A. Duncan,…

Position: 147 (13 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: 26 (17 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: 423 (11 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: 37 (16 views)

Long Island Photograph Collection 10-8.jpg
Unidentified windmill behind a tree and building with a picket fence in front of it.

Position: 1141 (9 views)

Long Island Photograph Collection 10-7.jpg
Old Quaker Meeting House built in 1694.

Position: 1736 (8 views)

Long Island Photograph Collection 10-6.jpg
View of a section of framework of an unidentified house built during the eighteenth century. Annotation on the verso refers to how framework was joined and marked with Roman numerals.

Position: 679 (10 views)

Long Island Photograph Collection 10-5.jpg
Aerial view of Mitchel Field, looking north. Runways in the middleground; Hofstra University campus in middleground, at left; parts of Hempstead Village and Uniondale appear south of Hempstead Turnpike in middle and foreground.

Position: 1736 (8 views)

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