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US Airways Flight 1549 ditches safely in the Hudson River after the plane collides with birds less than two minutes after take-off. This becomes known as "The Miracle on the Hudson" as all 155 people on board were rescued.
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US Airways Flight 1549
2009 aircraft accident in the Hudson River
US Airways Flight 1549 was a regularly-scheduled US Airways flight from New York City's LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte and Seattle, in the United States. On January 15, 2009, the Airbus A320 serving the flight struck a flock of birds shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia, losing…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Water landing
Aircraft landing intentionally on a body of water
In aviation, a water landing is, in the broadest sense, an aircraft landing on a body of water. Seaplanes, such as floatplanes and flying boats, land on water as a normal operation. Ditching is a controlled emergency landing on the water surface in an aircraft not designed for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Hudson River
River in New York and New Jersey, US
The Hudson River, historically the North River, is a 315-mile (507 km) river that flows from north to south largely through eastern New York state. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains at Henderson Lake in the town of Newcomb, and flows south to the New York Bay, a tidal…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bird strike
Collision between an aircraft and a bird
A bird strike is a collision between an airborne animal and a moving vehicle. The term is also used for bird deaths resulting from collisions with structures, such as power lines, towers and wind turbines.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)