Tue, Jan 17, 2012
'Miracle On The Hudson' Plane Now On Display At the Carolinas
Aviation Museum
Three years ago Sunday, US Airways Flight 1549 departed
LaGuardia airport for a routine flight to Charlotte, NC, but got
only as far as the Hudson River. The flight, piloted by Captain
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger famously ditched in the river after a
bird strike caused both engines to flame out, but in what has now
become known as "The Miracle On The Hudson," not a single passenger
or crewmenber lost their lives in the accident.
On Sunday, 52 passengers who were on board the airplane that day
gathered at the Carolinas Aviation Museum to commemorate that
event, and learned that Sully's headset, which was found on board
the airplane when it was taken to the museum, as well as a headset
belonging to air traffic controller Patrick Harten, would become
part of the museum's permanent display.
Harten was the controller on duty who tried to direct the
stricken airplane back to LaGuardia.
The Charlotte Observer reports that the passengers who
attended the reunion were asked to get on board the airplane and
take their old seats at 3:31 pm ... the moment the plane touched
the water. While some were reportedly reluctant to get back on
board the plane, at least one, Staples executive Denise Locke, said
it was cathartic, but "a little eerie."
Harten was given the pilot's seat for the ceremony inside the
fuselage. Sullenberger reportedly had family obligations, and was
unable to attend. (Photo licensed by Gregory Lam under Creative
Commons)
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