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At New Yorks laGuardia airport passengers stood in line Waiting to board U.S.airways, flight one five four nine Chesley Sullenberger was the captain and Jeff Skiles the co pilot They were bound for North Carolina to the city of Charlotte. It was a very cold January day in two thousand and nine As they carried out pre fight checks and reported everything was fine They were given the green light to take off to the sky Sully was an air force veteran pilot and he knew how to fly. They were minutes into the flight when disaster struck And Sully would call on his experience with a measure of luck A flock of geese flew at them, now both engines were dead There was no time to panic and Sully kept a cool head. He radioed a mayday message saying both engines were lost And was told to head back to the airport, at any cost Without altitude and thrust they were gliding in the sky Sully realised he wouldn't make it and everyone would die. He decided the only option was to land on the Hudson River With winters temperatures, the worst would be they'd just shiver He sent a message to the crew and passengers, to brace for impact And apart from the loss of an engine he landed on the river intact. He rushed out of the cockpit shouting "evacuate" Water was now pouring in at an alarming rate He was the last person to leave the plane ensuring everyone got out He'd cheated the grim reaper, of that there's no doubt. River boats nearby rushed to them, to give a helping hand And soon passengers and crew were safely on dry land They were taken to hospitals and given the all clear Friends told Sully he'd made the right call and had nothing to fear. The National Transportation Safety Board held an inquiry And with computer simulations said Sully had compromised safety They claimed one engine had power and he could have landed on tarmac The video simulations supported that view when they were played back. One engine on the plane was damaged; the other had been lost They searched the deep Hudson River at an enormous cost Finally they found it and the engine blades had all gone It confirmed what Sully had said was true; that he'd been right all along. Sully and Jim Skiles were exonerated and cleared of any blame They became heroes of the nation and gained international fame Even presidents congratulated them for their quick thinking that day And for their brave and heroic efforts on that watery runway. There were no fatalities and the fight for survival had been won And it became known worldwide as The Miracle on the Hudson Sully became well known, becoming something of a celebrity He knew that if he'd made the wrong call, it would have been a tragedy. Written on 8th May 2021
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