The New York Daily News is reporting that a small WW-2 replica plane has crashed in the Hudson River near 79th street in Manhattan towards the New Jersey side. Sadly, reports are that the pilot did not survive the crash:
Sources: Pilot of WWII-era plane dies after crashing into #HudsonRiver: https://t.co/QxBRt3fgfL
— Hudson County View (@HudsonCoView) May 28, 2016
Below is one of the videos that captured the crash:
And here’s a tweet of the activity covered via Periscope:
.@dougmelville on #Periscope: Plane crash!! Live in Hudson River. Nyc https://t.co/mBbPrxD9yG Vintage WW2 plane crashes in Hudson
— Guin Sobral (@guinevere530) May 28, 2016