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The Hero of US Airways 1549

January 16, 2009 RSS Feed Print

By Michael Barone, Thomas Jefferson Street blog

The Daily News has the story.

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Once Congress is finished prosecuting Bush & Co. for war crimes, they'll take on this case. Heinous act of cruelty to animals on the part of this pilot. Congress won't rest until this villain is in jail where he belongs.

Ron of NJ 1:29PM January 20, 2009

Well, the PILOT at the time of the take off and 'til just after the massive bird strike that apparently had got the big time attention of Captain (the secondary pilot at the time who said his first instinct as a bunch of birds hit the windshield of the flight deck..was to "duck" ironic..) was the un-named First Officer.. THE ENTIRE CREW ARE HEROES.THE PILOTS LANDED...THE FAs EVACUATED THE PAX..THE RESCUERS RESCUED.. CREDIT ALL..

patriotflier of 2:45PM January 19, 2009

i guess it will change the old addage "kill two birds with one stone"

richard larnard of MA 1:17PM January 18, 2009

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