Date: 1/19/2009 By KAREN MATTHEWSAssociated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The black box recorders recovered from the US Airways jetliner that splashed down in the Hudson River captured thumping sounds, the sudden loss of engine power and the pilot’s…
A national hero but not quite in the spotlight
Date: 1/18/2009 By VERENA DOBNIKAssociated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — They are already talking about building a statue of Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger. Lucrative book and movie deals could follow. But even though the death-defying pilot of Flight 1549…