Meet Chesley Sullenberger, the US Airways Flight 1549 pilot now hailed as the hero for Hudson River Plane Crash.
Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III
Chesley ”Sully” Sullenberger, full name Chesley B. Sullenberger III, managed to avoid a disaster which could have implicated the Mahattan area to have a second 9/11 like airplane crash on January 15, 2009. The US Airways Flight 1549 he piloted was strucken by a frock of birds during the take-off from New York city’s LaGuardia Airport, which could effectively result in a lifes-claiming tragedy. However, Mr. Sullenberger bravely landed his engineless jet onto the Hudson River in the emergency and help safely evacuate all the passengers and air crew onboard. My Salute! (more…)
