Friday, January 16, 2009

US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River




US Airways Flight 1549 descends on its way to an emergency ditching in the Hudson River, New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009. The Airbus A320 bound for Charlotte, N.C., struck a flock of birds just after takeoff minutes earlier at LaGuardia Airport, apparently disabling the engines.The pilot maneuvered the crippled jetliner over New York City and ditched it in the frigid Hudson River,and all 155 on board were pulled to safety as the plane slowly sank
(AP Photo/Trela Media)

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