Video of hudson river plane crash

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Video of hudson river plane crash

Post by archonix » Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:56 pm

[url=http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9e6_1232166872]Starts at 2:02. The plane looks surprisingly small.
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Re: Video of hudson river plane crash

Post by fellranger » Sat Jan 17, 2009 6:58 pm

That's incredible footage!  Full marks to the crew for the speed at which they got people out of there.  The CCTV operator must have got a shock...
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Re: Video of hudson river plane crash

Post by aoifestorm » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:44 pm

Everyone who saw it falling was in shock. :D
  Thank god the pilots were skilled enough to land in the best place possible for a rescue.
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Re: Video of hudson river plane crash

Post by Sheana_Molloy » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:14 pm

Yeah, this was a really amazing incident.  Miracle, even.  The pilot managed to land the plane okay without hitting a bridge or anything, and not a single person died.  Good thing NYC's been training for stuff like this.
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