Miracle of the Hudson Plane Crash

Miracle of the Hudson Plane Crash

The crashed plane floats on the Hudson river

Few people have faced death in a plane crash and lived to tell their tale. On Thursday 15 January 2009, 155 people on board US Airways flight 1549 met potential disaster in the sky over New York City.

Yet somehow Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger executed a textbook ditching in the Hudson river and saved the lives of everybody on board.

Miracle of the Hudson Plane Crash tells the minute-by-minute story of that day through the compelling first-hand testimonies of those who were there, including passengers, eyewitnesses and rescuers.

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On TV

First Shown

Date Time Channel
Thursday 19 February 2009 10PM Channel 4

Last Shown

Date Time Channel
Thursday 19 February 2009 10PM Channel 4

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