Friday, January 15, 2010

Survivors of Hudson jet landing gather year later

Seems like yesterday.

in reference to:

"It should have been a death knell: "Brace for impact." But a year after 155 people lived through the water landing of the incapacitated US Airways Flight 1549 in the middle of the frigid Hudson River, many of them are gathering to celebrate the anniversary of their unlikely survival. On Friday, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger is expected to join other crew and passengers to revisit the site where he deftly set down his Airbus A320 on Jan. 15, 2009, after it crossed paths with a flock of Canada geese that disabled its engines. The group, which will include First Officer Jeffrey Skiles and the plane's three flight attendants, is to gather in the morning for a breakfast to thank first responders and the Greater New York and Northern New Jersey chapters of the American Red Cross. In the afternoon, they will meet with boat crews and other rescuers to board one of the passenger ferries that plucked them from the icy water. Together, they'll return to the place where they made their escape. At 3:31 p.m., the moment of impact, they'll raise glasses in a toast to life."
- Survivors of Hudson jet landing gather year later - washingtonpost.com (view on Google Sidewiki)

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