So everything is making a big fuss about this plane in the Hudson business, which is definitely press-worthy, but they had an hour long special about it on Dateline THE NEXT DAY. That's a little absurd. But anyway, I realized that when I look back on my blog, I'll probably want to remember this. So that is one of my favourite pictures of the event and here's the breakdown:
The miraculous tale of survival came when pilot Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III made an astonishing controlled crash landing into the frigid Hudson River after a flock of birds knocked out both engines 15 minutes after takeoff. By landing the plane at exactly the perfect angle and shutting off all the valves that would let water in, he kept the plane intact and afloat and all 155 people on board were rescued with the most severe injury being a broken leg.
In this picture, airline passengers wait on the wings of the plane to board one of the dozens of boats that sped to the crash within minutes, further saving the passengers from hypothermia in the sub-freezing temperature.
U.S. Airways airplane on its way to North Carolina, by the way.
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