Showing posts with label plane crash. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plane crash. Show all posts

Saturday, January 17, 2009

New Video of U.S. Airways Landing in the Hudson River

Timeline
2:00 - Plane lands on the river
6:00 - First boat arrives to help them
8:30 - Second boat arrives to help them

Bravo to the pilot, co-pilot, flight attendants, and boat captains and crew. Bravo indeed!

Friday, January 16, 2009

Blame Canada [Geese]

After reading this, I wonder how much longer it'll be until we hear more of this:

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Breaking News: U.S. Airways Jet Crashes in Hudson River

U.S. Airways Flight 1549 crashed earlier today in the Hudson River next to New York City after birds struck both of its engines. But miraculously, all 155 people onboard survived! This included 150 passengers and 5 crew members. The plane was headed to Charlotte, North Carolina.





It reportedly hit the water in between 42nd Street in NYC and Weehawken, NJ. Then it began floating south down the Hudson River.

Here's the flight tracking info:




Update: More Video & Photos:





Pilot Chesley B. Sullenberger is the key man who saved the day:

But also deserving much credit is the co-pilot, Jeffrey Skiles. I can't find a photo of him as of yet.



Update #2

New video of the entire event can be found here.