Hero's homecoming for Hudson crash pilot

Hundreds of people holding signs and waving American flags cheered wildly to honour the pilot who safely landed a US Airways jet in New York’s Hudson River.

Hero's homecoming for Hudson crash pilot
Sun, 25 Jan, 2009 - 10:01

Hundreds of people holding signs and waving American flags cheered wildly to honour the pilot who safely landed a US Airways jet in New York’s Hudson River.

Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger was given a hero’s welcome in the San Francisco suburb of Danville, California, where he lives, complete with a marching band.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: HudsonPlace: New YorkPlace: Hudson RiverPlace: San FranciscoPlace: Danville, CaliforniaPlace: New York CityPlace: AlamoPlace: AmericaPerson: Chesley “Sully” SullenbergerPerson: SullenbergerPerson: LorrainePerson: JimPerson: Jane ForemanPerson: ForemanOrganisation: US AirwaysOrganisation: CBS
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