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Here are survivor accounts of the crash of US Airways flight 1549 into the Hudson River:
UPDATE 1/15 9:59 ...
Here are witness accounts of this afternoon's crash of US Airways Flight 1549 into the Hudson River in New York City:
The New York Times reports:
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If Chesley Sullenberger is being interviewed, and Alan Rickman suddenly shoots up out of the water, trying to take one last shot before he finally dies... don't say you weren't warned.