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US Airways Flight 1549 was a regularly scheduled US Airways flight from New York City's LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte and Seattle, in the United States.On January 15, 2009, the Airbus A320 serving the flight struck a flock of birds shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia, losing all engine power.
Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III (born January 23, 1951) is an American retired aviator, diplomat and aviation safety expert. He is best known for his actions as captain of US Airways Flight 1549 on January 15, 2009, when he ditched the plane, landing on the Hudson River after both engines were disabled by a bird strike. All 155 people ...
After hitting a flock of geese just after takeoff, US Airways Flight 1549 had to make an emergency landing. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III landed an Airbus A320 in the Hudson River ...
The landing, known as the Miracle on the Hudson, was depicted in the 2016 film Sully, ... Facebook comment thanking Captain Sully for being the voice of reason, related to theory on DC plane crash
Captain Sully, 74, was deemed a hero when he successfully landed a doomed Airbus A320 flight into New York’s Hudson River on 15 January 2009, after the plane struck a flock of Canada geese at an ...
Jeffrey Bruce "Jeff" Skiles (born November 18, 1959) is a retired airline pilot for American Airlines. [1] On January 15, 2009, he became known globally as first officer of US Airways Flight 1549, when he worked together with captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger to water land the aircraft on the Hudson River after the plane lost both of its engines.
Sully was released by Warner Home Video on Digital HD on December 6, 2016, with a subsequent Blu-ray, DVD release on December 20, 2016. [ 32 ] Despite being shot, almost entirely, with IMAX cameras and released in IMAX theaters in the 1.90:1 aspect ratio , the home media release did not include the film in that aspect ratio, instead including a ...
Captain Sullenberger, famous for safely landing an aircraft in the Hudson River in 2009, speaks out following a deadly crash involving an Army Black Hawk and a passenger plane.