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On the afternoon of the crash, divers had recovered two bodies from the water. By the next morning, a total of four bodies had been found, while the other five victims were presumed dead. [18] [19] Meanwhile, the helicopter's wreckage was found in about 30 ft (10 m) of water, far from the wreckage fields of the plane. Aided by a sonar ...
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 on board survived the plane’s landing into the Hudson River. The landing, known as the Miracle on the Hudson, was depicted in the 2016 film Sully , with Captain Sullenberger ...
Captain Sullenberger's heroic life-or-death decision has become world-famous, with the accident dubbed the "Miracle on the Hudson." An Airbus A320 jet crash landed on the Hudson River with no ...
In 2009, Sullenberger piloted a passenger plane that was forced to safely land on the Hudson River, miraculously saving the lives of the 150 people on board. However, Wednesday’s crash proved ...
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Pan Am Flight 6 is forced to make an emergency water landing in the Pacific Ocean on October 16, 1956. The 1955 Hawaii R6D-1 crash occurred when a Douglas R6D-1 Liftmaster crashed into the Waianae Range in Oahu, killing all 66 people on board. This accident remains the deadliest air disaster in Hawaii. [78]