WW2 plane crashes in a river between New York and New Jersey

A vintage World War Two airplane has smashed in the Hudson Stream between New York and New Jersey.

The plane - a solitary seater P-47 Thunderbolt - went down two miles (3.2km) south of George Washington Span.

Jumpers later recuperated a body - accepted to be that of the pilot - from the submerged plane.

The reason for the accident has not been affirmed, but rather motor disappointment has been refered to as a conceivable cause.

The plane was one of three that flew from a runway in Farmingdale, east of New York City.

They were partaking in shooting a special video to check the 75th commemoration of the American Airpower Historical center.

The two other air ship - a P-40 and a plane taking the photos - returned securely to the landing strip.

Scuba jumpers recouped the body of a 56-year-old man three hours after the accident. New York police recognized the man as William Gordon of Key West, Florida.

Understudy Siqi Li saw the plane collide with the waterway.

"It made sort of a U-turn, and afterward there was a flood of smoke originating from it,'' he told New York's Day by day News.

"It was tilting down toward the water. I thought they were doing some kind of trap."

In 2009, the pilot of a carrier with 155 travelers and group made a crisis arrival in the Hudson.

Every one of those on board were later protected in what later got to be known as the "Wonder on the Hudson".