chesley b. sully sullenberger iii
Now the Hero of Flight 1549 has a name: Chesley B ‘Sully’ Sullenberger III. [1]
Sullenberger and her two daughters spoke outside their California home Friday morning a day after pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III guided a US Airways jetliner to a safe landing in New York. [2]
He served as a US Air Force fighter pilot from 1973 to 1980. [3]
NEW YORK (Jan. 15) - Civil engineer Robert Bea wasn’t surprised when he learned the name of the cool-headed pilot who guided his hobbled jetliner over the city and landed it in the Hudson River. [4]
Survivors, eyewitnesses, rescuers and experts alike all hailed the expertise, bravery and cool of Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III, a hero whose calm saved 158 people, including a nine-month-old baby, from an icy and fiery death. [3]
Passenger Alberto Pinero thanked God that the plane was able to land safely. [5]
Since US Airways Flight 1549 ended in an emergency landing in the Hudson river survivors and media have been celebrating the pilot as a hero who saved 154 lives and averted a potential tragedy. [1]
Retired pilot Kent Keller, of Durham County, can relate to the situation Flight 1549 pilot Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III was in on Thursday. [6]
A passenger described the chaotic landing he survived Thursday. [3]
Bea, co-founder of UC Berkeley’s Center for Catastrophic Risk Management, said he could think of few pilots as well-situated to bring the plane down safely than Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III. [4]
A US Airways plane went down in the Hudson River on Thursday after attempting to take off from LaGuardia Airport.The plane was headed to Charlotte, NC…. [3]
Sullenberger became an instant hero Thursday, earning accolades from those aboard US Airways Flight 1549, from New York’s mayor and governor, and from an online fan club. [4]
Keller said he is particularly proud of Sullenberger because of how he laid the plane down with what was likely a heavy load. [6]
The pilot “did a masterful job of landing the plane in the river and then making sure that everybody got out,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. [2]
“I believe now we’ve had a miracle on the Hudson,” New York Gov. David Paterson said, praising all those involved in the effort. [5]
Sources:
[1] Chesley B “Sully” Sullenberger III: The Hero of Flight 1549 | NowPublic …
[2] US Airways Pilot Chelsey Sullenberger Hailed As Hero As Plane Crashes …
[3] The Hero of Flight 1549 | NBC Washington
[4] US Airways Pilot Hailed as Hero
[5] All Pulled to Safety after US Airways Crash - U.S. - CBN News
[6] Durham County pilot recalls dangerous landing :: WRAL.com