US Airlines flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson River after colliding with a flock of birds causing both engines to fail.
The Airbus A320 was taking off from La Guardia Airport for Charlotte, North Carolina, when the pilot, Chesley B. Sullenberger III, 57, told the control tower he needed to make an emergency landing, but not long after that call Sullenberger crash landed in the Hudson River.
A flotilla of river ferries descended on the crashed aircraft and helped evacuate all 148 passengers from the frigid waters. Passengers were seen lining up on the wing of the plane as New York water ferries lined up to pluck them from the downed aircrafts wing. All passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the plane, with no serious injuries.
The US Airlines pilot, Chesley B. Sullenberger III is being hailed a hero for landing the aircraft and evacuating the passengers and crew without any injuries. New York Governor, David Paterson, called the accident a “miracle on the Hudson.” In a news conference, Paterson said, "we had miracle on 34th Street," refering to the movie, "now we have miracle on the Hudson."
I live a block from the Hudson River, in Hoboken, New Jersey. As soon as I heard about the crash, I grabbed my camera, ran to the pier, and shot these photographs. You can see the tail fin with the US Airlines logo just above the water level.
4 comments:
At about the two minute mark you can see US Air Flight 1549 skid into the Hudson. Then, you can see the passengers climb out onto the wings. This video is 10 minutes long. Actual video of Flight 1549 skidding into the Hudson.
Well He did his job, thats why we have trained ,skilled pilots flying the planes, in case this sort of thing comes up, Not a Hero
as Sully knows A Hero goes above and beyond the call of duty if he was a Hillbilly , not getting paid, never flew a plane and the pilot falls over and he grabs the stick and brings the plane home,everyone lives that may be a Hero,
I drive to work everyday without causing a bus to run off the road “am I a Hero”
people who do the job they are paid for are not automatic Heroes, after 9-11 all police,firefighters, rescue workers were Heroes, They did the job they were paid for, sadly that day the call of duty came with a price, those who went beyond the call of duty were heroes, but not the firefighter in hicktown TN playing Tonk and drinking beer, Not an automatic Hero
Remember the criteria
Above and Beyond the call of Duty
Thank you Intellecutal Redneck for pointing out the video footage of flight 1549, much appreciated.
This is the best I have seen so far.
Joe,
Sure the pilot was doing his job. So were the firefighers on 9/11. I see the exceptions as follows;
First, the pilot made a landing that is one in a million, even with all his training. Other pilots have said, that despite their training it would be next to impossible to put the plane down without it breaking apart. Secondly, the pilot walked up and down the plane not once but twice to make sure everybody was off the plane. We all think we know what we would do under simular circumstances, however how many of us can perform at that level when the pressure is on?
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