On January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger managed to land U.S. Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River after a bird strike knocked out the plane's engines, saving the lives of all 155 people on board.
," when, on January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger managed to land U.S. Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River near 42nd Street after losing engine power when the plane hit a flock of geese.
The incredible event turned Sullenberger into a national hero, and inspired the 2016 biographical drama film "Sully," starring Tom Hanks as Sullenberger.
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