Looks like something out of a movie...
“The pilot said, ‘Prepare for impact’ — we went into water. It was a
phenomenal landing.”
Another survivor said: “We just hit and somehow the plane stayed afloat.”
Flight 1549 to Charlotte, North Carolina, crashed near Manhattan’s 48th
Street within three minutes of taking off from LaGuardia Airport.
An air traffic controller said the pilot — who has 40 years’ experience and
has pioneered safety courses for fellow fliers — at first tried to head for
a nearby airport for an emergency landing.
He realised he was not going to make it — so had no choice but to ditch in the
river.
Witnesses told how — with no engines — the captain made a textbook landing on
the water. One astonished office worker said: “I saw the plane slowly
gliding into the Hudson — like it had no power.
“At the very last minute it pulled up a little.
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clipped from www.thesun.co.uk
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