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(SIGHS) BRIAN WILLIAMS: It had just taken off
from New York's LaGuardia Airport, bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, and then a mid-air disaster struck US Airways Flight 1549. It's possible that birds flew into
both of the aircraft engines. The pilot quickly realized he could not
return to the airport and land. His options severely limited, the only place he could go down
was the Hudson River
from New York's LaGuardia Airport, bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, and then a mid-air disaster struck US Airways Flight 1549. It's possible that birds flew into
both of the aircraft engines. The pilot quickly realized he could not
return to the airport and land. His options severely limited, the only place he could go down
was the Hudson River
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(SIGHS)
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BRIAN WILLIAMS: It had just taken off
from New York's LaGuardia Airport,
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bound for Charlotte, North Carolina,
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and then a mid-air disaster
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struck US Airways Flight 1549.
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It's possible that birds flew into
both of the aircraft engines.
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The pilot quickly realized he could not
return to the airport and land.
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His options severely limited,
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the only place he could go down
was the Hudson River.
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Movie Summary
When pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger lands his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew, some consider him a hero while others think he was reckless.
