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Sully

film by Eastwood [2016]
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The film Sully (2016) by Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks, dramatizes the true story of US Airways flight 1549. On January 15, 2009, the Airbus A320, with Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III at the controls, struck a flock of Canada geese shortly after departing from LaGuardia Airport. This resulted in a near-total loss of thrust in both engines. Facing the impossibility of reaching any airport, Sullenberger executed a remarkable emergency water landing in the Hudson River. Miraculously, all 155 people on board survived, with only minor injuries reported. The film explores the events of the flight and the subsequent investigation into Sullenberger's decision-making.1

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  2. United Airlines Flight 232

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