Plane 77 Roof

For years shawn hakimian has wondered why a world war i fighter plane sits on the roof of 77 water street.

Plane 77 roof.

American airlines flight 77 was a scheduled american airlines domestic transcontinental passenger flight from washington dulles international airport in dulles virginia to los angeles international airport in los angeles california the boeing 757 223 aircraft serving the flight was hijacked by five saudi men affiliated with al qaeda on september 11 2001 as part of the september 11 attacks. The crowning jewel of 77 water street is a sculptured steel replica of a world war i sopwith camel fighter plane which serves as an endless source of delight and fascination for visitors who catch a glimpse of the unusual object adorning the roof. Click the register link above to proceed. 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.

You may have to register before you can post. As i was waiting for my appointment to check out the plane i took a few pictures outside the building from the street. For years a mysterious world war i biplane has been parked on a rooftop landing strip at 77 water street in new york city. A wwi fighter plane and turn of the century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this financial district building.

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. Discover 77 water street in new york new york. It s not every day you see an airplane taking off from a new york city building says. An aloha jet on a flight between islands in hawaii loses part of its roof and a stewardess is sucked out of the plane.

The space is the roof 77 water street in manhattan where a plane and runway are situated. See more on why planes crash monday. We took a look at this via google maps way back in 2006 but something so neat is worth revisiting.