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The Ghost Bomber of the Monongahela

Astonishing Legends by Scott Philbrook

May 23, 2026143:08Society & Culture

In January 1956, rush-hour drivers crossing Pittsburgh’s icy Homestead High Level Bridge watched a nightmare descend from the sky: a silent B-25 bomber gliding just feet above the roadway with both engines dead. Veteran...

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The Ghost Bomber of the Monongahela is an episode from Astonishing Legends by Scott Philbrook. In January 1956, rush-hour drivers crossing Pittsburgh’s icy Homestead High Level Bridge watched a nightmare descend from the sky: a silent B-25...

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Published May 23, 2026, 143:08 long, audio available.

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