Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Finally a home to rest for US Airways flight 1549 ditched in the Hudson?

Courtesy of Gothamist.com
According to the NY Post the Charlotte, NC, based Carolinas Aviation  Museum is intersted in buying the wreckage of US Airways flight 1549. For the past year parts of the remains have been up for auction. See pictures here.
The flight under command of Captain Chesley Sullenberger ditched in the Hudson River January 15th 2009 after suffering a severe bird strike shortly after take off. All 155 souls on board where rescued while the plane sunk slowly.