Yes, the ESB had its own plane crash.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_Empire_State_Building_B-25_crash
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/the-b-25-empire-state-building-crash-tragedy-on-34th-street
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/plane-crashes-into-empire-state-building
Of course something on a much larger scale would happen in NYC 56 years later.