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15/01/2009 Miracle on the Hudson

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How All Passengers Survived the Miracle on the Hudson

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NBC Nightly News: Surviving Flight 1549 on the Hudson River - Part 1

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Dr. Phil talks to a Survivor of US Airways Flight 1549

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US Flight 1549 at Charlotte Museum

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Air Traffic Controller of USAirways Flight 1549 Hudson River Landing "the Lowest Low I've Ever Felt"

US Airways Flight 1549 was an Airbus A320-214 which, in the climb out after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport on January 15, 2009, struck a flock of Canada geese just northeast of the George Washington Bridge and consequently lost all engine power. Unable to reach an airport, pilots Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Skiles glided the plane to ditch in the Hudson River off Midtown Manhattan. All 155 people aboard were rescued by nearby boats and there were few serious injuries.
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