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US Airways Jet crashes in Hudson River in NYC
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| Jan 15, 2009
Posted on 01/15/2009 12:47:38 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: tapatio
NBC now is saying a flock of geese.
Are they able to get the people off?
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posted on
01/15/2009 12:54:10 PM PST
by
djf
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To: tiredoflaundry
Plane hit a flock of geese.
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posted on
01/15/2009 12:54:10 PM PST
by
Joiseydude
(Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel,)
To: WayneS
Plane struck flock of geese per MSNBC.
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posted on
01/15/2009 12:54:16 PM PST
by
thesharkboy
(<-- Looking for the silver lining in every cloud, since 1998)
To: Red Steel
21 degrees in NYC, possibly struck a flock of geese.
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posted on
01/15/2009 12:54:21 PM PST
by
NautiNurse
(Blagojevich: a mediocre megalomaniac)
To: WayneS
45
posted on
01/15/2009 12:54:23 PM PST
by
Perdogg
(Only the hypnotized never lie)
To: Crolis
Don’t know, but wits are saying it as a fairly smooth, gradual landing/crash into the water
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posted on
01/15/2009 12:54:37 PM PST
by
dragnet2
To: tapatio
47
posted on
01/15/2009 12:55:03 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
To: OBXWanderer
Bird strike, pilot says geese that'll ruin your whole day ...
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posted on
01/15/2009 12:55:16 PM PST
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: tiredoflaundry
Well Airbuses are designed to float well in ditching to allow escape, thats one good thing about them.
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posted on
01/15/2009 12:55:16 PM PST
by
sunmars
To: tiredoflaundry
Geez that must have been a pretty big bird to hit that plane in order to bring it down. Never heard of such a thing
To: kcvl
“How cold is that water?!”
Well I don’t see any ice. But just looked it up and it is 21 degrees outside in NYC right now. It looks like the people on board got lucky. I think they will get them all out OK. It is a commuter plane. So I assume there are not that many people to get out.
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posted on
01/15/2009 12:55:21 PM PST
by
Revel
To: Perdogg
USAirways Flt 1549 LGA—>CLT
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posted on
01/15/2009 12:55:37 PM PST
by
NautiNurse
(Blagojevich: a mediocre megalomaniac)
To: NautiNurse
...and Goose feces clean-up!
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posted on
01/15/2009 12:55:42 PM PST
by
WayneS
(Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
To: Joiseydude
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posted on
01/15/2009 12:55:47 PM PST
by
Joiseydude
(Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel,)
To: Red Steel
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posted on
01/15/2009 12:55:51 PM PST
by
JOE6PAK
(~in vino veritas~)
To: Sarah Barracuda
Geez that must have been a pretty big bird to hit that plane in order to bring it down. Never heard of such a thingGoing through a flock of geese can take out both engines.
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posted on
01/15/2009 12:56:18 PM PST
by
Erik Latranyi
(Too many conservatives urge retreat when the war of politics doesn't go their way.)
To: tiredoflaundry
LOL, ferry boats.
But with Shep, ya never know.
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posted on
01/15/2009 12:56:21 PM PST
by
Velveeta
To: Velveeta
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posted on
01/15/2009 12:56:47 PM PST
by
tiredoflaundry
(Sometimes, I guess there's just not enough bags of popcorn.)
To: dragnet2
I will offer some gallows humor as I am a way-too-frequent flier. Tasteless, and opportunistic, but I’ll go for it.
I guess the folks on the wings are waiting for USAIR to deliver their bags?
Actually, a water landing on a (relatively) smooth body of water is far more survivable than most any off-runway hard surface landing.
If everyone was properly belted in, their prospects for safety are really quite good.
Again, prayers for all involved and praise for the New Yorkers who will do anything and everything to rescue all aboard.
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posted on
01/15/2009 12:56:50 PM PST
by
Blueflag
(Res ipsa loquitur)
To: dragnet2
It looks basically intact, you can still see the tail sticking up. There were also reports of people outside the cabin on the wings.
So hopefully, it’s not too bad and the people are OK.
Effin birds think they own the air!
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posted on
01/15/2009 12:56:50 PM PST
by
djf
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