
On this day in history, January 15, 2009, US Airways flight makes miraculous landing in the Hudson River
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Pilots Sully Sullenberger and Jeffrey Skiles made a miraculous emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River on this day in history, Jan. 15, 2009.
Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, along with first officer Jeffrey Skiles, manned the plane, which had been delivered new to US Airways in 1999. Sully Sullenberger retired from US Airways on March 3, 2010, after 30 years as a commercial pilot. Many of the passengers could have died or suffered the effects of hypothermia if ferry crews had not responded as quickly as they did. Angelica Stabile is a lifestyle writer for Fox News Digital.
Both pilots had ample flying experience at the time, according to simpleflying.com
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