7 Airplane Crashes Thwarted by Awesome Pilots
| June 4, 2015
Chesley Sullenberger, Flight 1549
Humans invented airplanes so we could fly like birds and travel all over the world. But what happens when we accidentally suck our inspiring friends into the engines of our creations? Pilot Chesley Sullenberger found out when a flock of birds crossed paths with his plane, causing engine failure and chaos. He expertly maneuvered the plane over the Hudson River and performed a water landing, saving the entire group of passengers and crew from otherwise perishing in the icy waters.
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