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‘Miracle on the Hudson’ pilot Chesly Sullenberger inducted into US Aviation Hall of Fame
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Sullenberger landed a disabled passenger plane safely in the Hudson River in 2009 without any loss of life
Capt Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III – the pilot known for safely landing a US Airways flight in New York City’s Hudson River during a 2009 emergency – has been inducted into the US’s National Aviation Hall of Fame, two months after he went public with an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis.
Sullenberger, 75, received the honor during a ceremony held in Washington DC on Thursday, 17 years after he engineered what has become widely known as the Miracle on the Hudson.
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