Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III is 73 years old today.
Sully is a retired Air Force fighter pilot, diplomat, and airline
pilot best known for his heroism as captain of US Airways
Flight 1549 that he ditched in the Hudson River in 2009 after
both engines were disabled by a bird strike. All those aboard
the aircraft survived the ordeal.
Passengers stand on the wings of a US Airways Flight 1549
after it landed in the Hudson River, New York, January 15,
2009.
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