and his co-pilot Jeff Skiles and crew, made a successful waterlanding of a crippled Plane
The plane that pilot's Sullenberger(Sully) and Skiles landed in the Hudson River, an A-320 manufactured by Airbus, was carrying as many as 148 passengers and five or six crew members, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. They miraculously water landed the plane and all passengers aboard where alive...I would call those pilots my HEROES OF THE DAY!
Unconfirmed reports say a flock of Geese caused the plan to loose it's engines
Unconfirmed reports say a flock of Geese caused the plan to loose it's engines
Minutes after the News broke
I had to find out if my daughter had been on a trip to New Jersey
It had just been announced on the TV a "News Flash" a US Airways Plane had gone down in the Hudson River...My heart raced, thinking did my daughter go to New Jersey this week? did she fly this airline? oh my God, what if she was on that plane? knowing how much both of us disliked flying I had so many things racing through my mind...I had to call and find out if she was at work. When she answered the phone, she said, Hi what's up! then I knew she was in her office...I informed her about the flight and she was looking it up on her Blackberry and trying to find out if anyone in her office had made a trip through this route....well after I collected my composure and told her how much I Loved her and just wanted to hear her voice, I hung up and Praised God for His ever-loving Kindness....I prayed for all the passengers, crew and the pilots for their courage.
After listening and watching intensely, moment by moment everything unfolding and then at the end find out one pilot Shullenberger lived near a town I lived in California and Jeff Skiles lives a town down the road here in Wisconsin...they are my heroes as are many of the crew and passengers.
With all that is happening in the world there is some good from the bad to reflect upon.
Because I don't care to fly and have to fly to Germany/Austria (since the bridge will never be built ha ha), I now have resided to the fact I'm not in control and I leave it in God's hands, it's been easier for me to fly.
After listening and watching intensely, moment by moment everything unfolding and then at the end find out one pilot Shullenberger lived near a town I lived in California and Jeff Skiles lives a town down the road here in Wisconsin...they are my heroes as are many of the crew and passengers.
With all that is happening in the world there is some good from the bad to reflect upon.
Because I don't care to fly and have to fly to Germany/Austria (since the bridge will never be built ha ha), I now have resided to the fact I'm not in control and I leave it in God's hands, it's been easier for me to fly.
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Thank You Sully and Crew!
LINKS OF NEWS reports
- ABC NEWS
- Flight 1549 Pilot Chesley B. Sullenberger III safely ditched in the Hudson River saving the lives of more than 150 people on board. The hero pilot walked the aisle of the downed US Airways jet twice looking for passengers before exiting the plane.
- ABC News: New Jet Mystery: Both Engines Missing, Flight Recorder Underwater
- All 150 people on board U.S. Airways flight 1549 survived an emergency landing in the Hudson River Thursday. There were no fatalities.
- ABC News: Passengers: First Engine on Fire, Then Frigid Water
- A US Airways jet en route from New York to Charlotte crashed into the New York's Hudson River with as many as 150 people on board.
- 'Miracle on the Hudson': All safe in jet crash - Life- msnbc.com
- A US Airways jetliner crashed into the frigid Hudson River on Thursday afternoon after both engines were disabled. Passengers fled into the freezing water, but all were saved.
- All 155 safe after pilot ditches jet in NYC river - Yahoo! News
- A US Airways pilot ditched his disabled jetliner into the frigid Hudson River on Thursday afternoon after a collision with a flock of birds apparently knocked out both engin0es, but officials said rescuers safely pulled all 155 people on board into boats as the plane sank. Gov. David Paterson pronou
- Hero of the Hudson: Pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 saved every passenger with miracle landing
- Chesley Sullenberger looks more like Clark Kent than Superman: He's balding, slightly built, with a thin mustache. But he emerged from the slowly sinking fuselage of Flight 1549 as one of Gotham's ightest heroes.
- Pilot of US Airways Plane Hailed a Hero
- Investigators brought in a giant crane and a barge Friday to help pull a US Airways jetliner from the Hudson River, and survivors among the 155 people aboard recounted tales of horror and hailed the pilot as a hero who delivered them from certain death.
- New York: U.S. Airways jet crashes into Hudson River - Nachrichten English-News - WELT ONLINE
- A U.S. Airways jet with 150 people on board came down into the frigid Hudson River off Manhattan after apparently hitting a flock of geese. Officials said everyone was rescued. The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating reports that the plane hit a flock of birds after taking off
- US Airways Plane Crashes In Hudson River (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
- US Airways Plane Crashes In Hudson River (PHOTOS, VIDEO) - The Huffington Post
- Welcome to Charter.net - News
It's good to hear something good came out of a near tragedy
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- ftuley ftuley Oct 23, 2009 @ 7:49 pm
- Really good lens! 5* thank you for sharing, really enjoyed reading it.
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- dc64 dc64 Jun 15, 2009 @ 11:03 am
- I remember watching this on the news, and it was incredible that not a single soul was lost. The pilots and crew did a superb job!
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- Margo_Arrowsmith Margo_Arrowsmith Jan 31, 2009 @ 7:57 am
- Nicely done. Stars to you! I am lens rolling this to my Sullenberger lens, never enough when someone is so good!
BTW, I have to say I am disgusted with those who think that the airline owes them more money for emotional distress!!! I believe that people have the right to sue, but with that right goes the responsibility to act right. Not only is this airline not at fault, but their employees are why these people are alive!
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- mbgphoto mbgphoto Jan 18, 2009 @ 10:22 am
- The pilot and co-pilot were truly a blessing to those aboard the flight. Thank you for an interesting lens.
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- norbridgeantiques norbridgeantiques Jan 17, 2009 @ 2:01 pm
- Thank you for your lens. Great pilots are especially gifted.
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