Plane 77 Roof

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Plane 77 roof.

You may have heard about the british world war i fighter plane replica sitting on the rooftop of 77 water street in the financial district but unless you live work on a floor of a lower manhattan building that has more than 26 floors you probably haven t seen it. An aloha jet on a flight between islands in hawaii loses part of its roof and a stewardess is sucked out of the plane. See more on why planes crash monday. As i was waiting for my appointment to check out the plane i took a few pictures outside the building from the street.

You may have to register before you can post. It s not every day you see an airplane taking off from a new york city building says. Last week i wrote about a world war i fighter plane on the roof of 77 water street as it turns out that s just one of many surprises to be found around the building. For years shawn hakimian has wondered why a world war i fighter plane sits on the roof of 77 water street.

Film location scout nick carr of the blog scouting ny delved into the plane s backstory for the. The plane is in fact a replica of a british sopwith camel fighter and it was hoisted on to the roof in 1969 as a bit of architectural whimsy by the building s developers. A wwi fighter plane and turn of the century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this financial district building. The space is the roof 77 water street in manhattan where a plane and runway are situated.

Discover 77 water street in new york new york. For years a mysterious world war i biplane has been parked on a rooftop landing strip at 77 water street in new york city. We took a look at this via google maps way back in 2006 but something so neat is worth revisiting.