Gallery: Gallery: Plane crashes in Hudson River

Updated: 18:03, Friday, 16 January 2009

A US Airways plane carrying 155 people crashed into New York's Hudson River yesterday, but all on board had a miraculous escape.

  • New York Passengers stand on the wings of US Airways Flight 1549
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    Passengers stand on the wings of US Airways Flight 1549

  • New York Plane crashed after take off from La Guardia Airport
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    Plane crashed after take off from La Guardia Airport

  • New York 155 passengers and crew on the flight were evacuated
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    155 passengers and crew on the flight were evacuated

  • New York Rescue and ferry boats surround the crashed Airways Airbus A320
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    Rescue and ferry boats surround the crashed Airways Airbus A320

  • New York Reports of a large flock of birds in the area
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    Reports of a large flock of birds in the area

  • New York A passenger is carried out on a stretcher from a Hudson River terminal
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    A passenger is carried out on a stretcher from a Hudson River terminal

  • New York New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaking to the media
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    New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaking to the media

  • New York Plane landed safely on the Hudson River, which is on the West Side of Manhattan
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    Plane landed safely on the Hudson River, which is on the West Side of Manhattan

  • Chesley Sullenberger III Former fighter pilot was praised by survivors and officials
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    Chesley Sullenberger III
    Former fighter pilot was praised by survivors and officials