Sully Sullenberger: Miracle on the Hudson

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]America is the only nation where a pilot set a world record for safely [music] ditching an airliner, Sully Sullenberger, in 2009.

[00:00:08]Before this, no jet had ever landed [music] powerless in a river with every life saved.

[00:00:14]In 2009, [music] Sully landed US Airways 1549 on the Hudson in just 208 seconds after a bird strike, saving all 155 people [music] aboard.

[00:00:26]There were zero fatalities, setting a unique aviation record.

[00:00:31]Years later, the miracle on the Hudson stands alone in airline history.

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