Chesley B. Sullenberger





Chesley B. Sullenberger

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January 23, 1951 in Denison, Texas, The United States

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Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III is an American airline transport pilot (ATP), safety expert, and accident investigator from Danville, California,who successfully carried out the emergency ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River, offshore from Manhattan, New York City, on January 15, 2009, thus saving the lives of the 155 people on the aircraft. He is an international speaker on airline safety and has helped develop new protocols for airline safety. As of September 30, 2009, Sullenberger is also the co-chairman of the EAA's Young Eagles youth introduction-to-aviation program.


Average rating: 3.86 · 488 ratings · 155 reviews · 5 distinct works
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 470 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 4 editions
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