U.S. Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger III, who safely landed a US Airways plane in the Hudson River, waves as he enters a celebration in Danville, California January 24, 2009. All 155 people aboard the airplane survived. Reuters Pictures 12 months ago

U.S. Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger III, who safely landed a US Airways plane in the Hudson River, waves as he enters a celebration in Danville, California January 24, 2009. All 155 people aboard the airplane survived.

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  1. NEW YORK - JANUARY 15: First Officer Jeffrey Skiles and Captain Chesley Sullenberger (R) pose for a group photo with the passengers of US Airways flight 1549 during a reunion to mark the one year anniversary on January 15, 2010 in New York City. The US Airways plane crashed shortly after take-off from LaGuardia Airport heading to Charlotte, North Carolina and floated in the water after crashing into the Hudson River in the afternoon of January 15, 2009 in New York City. Captain Chesley Sullenberger ditched the plane successfully in the Hudson River that day saving the lives everyone on board.
  2. NEW YORK - JANUARY 15: First Officer Jeffrey Skiles and Captain Chesley Sullenberger (R) pose for a group photo with the passengers of US Airways flight 1549 during a reunion to mark the one year anniversary on January 15, 2010 in New York City. The US Airways plane crashed shortly after take-off from LaGuardia Airport heading to Charlotte, North Carolina and floated in the water after crashing into the Hudson River in the afternoon of January 15, 2009 in New York City. Captain Chesley Sullenberger ditched the plane successfully in the Hudson River that day saving the lives everyone on board.
  3. Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, left, and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles, of the US Airways flight that made an emergency water landing in New York's Hudson River last year, embrace before boarding a ferry to celebrate the anniversary of the incident in New York on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.
  4. Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, right, pilot of the US Airways flight that had a water landing in New York's Hudson River last year, talks with air traffic controller Patrick Harten, who handled the flight, on the anniversary of the incident, in New York, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.
  5. US Airways Captain Chesley Sullenberger, right, signs his book for Red Cross volunteer Gina Diaz in New York, Friday , Jan..15, 2010. Passengers, crew and rescue volunteers attended a breakfast commemorating the first anniversary of flight 1549 landing safely in the Hudson River.
  6. US Airways Capt. Chesley Sullenberger, right, speaks with flight attendant Doreen Walsh, center, as flight 1549 passengers Dragutin Oblak, 2nd-right, and Ann Oblak, left, listen in New York, Friday , Jan. 15, 2010. Passengers, crew and rescue volunteers attended a breakfast commemorating the first anniversary of flight 1549 landing safely in the Hudson River.
  7. US Airways Captain Chesley Sullenberger, center, applauds a Red Cross volunteer in New York, Friday , Jan.15, 2010. Passengers, crew and rescue volunteers attended a breakfast commemorating the first anniversary of flight 1549 landing safely in the Hudson River.
  8. U.S. Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger arrives for the screening of a documentary entitled "Brace for Impact" Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010 in New York.
  9. With the U.S. Capitol in the background, a US Airways plane takes off after the runway was opened for the first time in three days at Washington's Reagan National Airport, on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. A massive snow storm hit the region Friday and Saturday, dumping 2 feet of snow in some places and closing area airports over the weekend.
  10. A US Airways plane taxis after the runway was opened for the first time in three days at Washington's Reagan National Airport, on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. A massive snow storm hit the region Friday and Saturday, dumping 2 feet of snow in some places and closing area airports over the weekend.
  11. NEW YORK - JANUARY 15: Crew, rescuers and passengers of US Airways flight 1549 are taken out to the site of the crash during a reunion to mark the one year anniversary on January 15, 2010 in New York, New York. Captain Chesley Sullenberger ditched the plane successfully in the Hudson River saving the lives everyone on board.
  12. NEW YORK - JANUARY 15: Crew, rescuers and passengers of US Airways flight 1549 listen on as Captain Chesley Sullenberger gives a speech during a reunion to mark the one year anniversary on January 15, 2010 in New York City. The US Airways plane crashed shortly after take-off from LaGuardia Airport heading to Charlotte, North Carolina and floated in the water after crashing into the Hudson River in the afternoon of January 15, 2009 in New York City. Captain Chesley Sullenberger ditched the plane successfully in the Hudson River that day saving the lives everyone on board.
  13. NEW YORK - JANUARY 15: Crew, rescuers and passengers of US Airways flight 1549 wait to be taken out to the location of the crash on the Hudson River during a reunion to mark the one year anniversary on January 15, 2010 in New York City. The US Airways plane crashed shortly after take-off from LaGuardia Airport heading to Charlotte, North Carolina and floated in the water after crashing into the Hudson River in the afternoon of January 15, 2009 in New York City. Captain Chesley Sullenberger ditched the plane successfully in the Hudson River that day saving the lives everyone on board.
  14. NEW YORK - JANUARY 15: Captain Chesley Sullenberger meets passengers of US Airways flight 1549 during a reunion to mark the one year anniversary on January 15, 2010 in New York City. The US Airways plane crashed shortly after take-off from LaGuardia Airport heading to Charlotte, North Carolina and floated in the water after crashing into the Hudson River in the afternoon of January 15, 2009 in New York City. Captain Chesley Sullenberger ditched the plane successfully in the Hudson River that day saving the lives everyone on board.
  15. Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, pilot of US Airways Flight 1549, thanks rescuers during a reunion for members of the flight, a year after their plane landed in the Hudson River in New York, January 15, 2010. Passengers of the ill-fated flight are seated at rear.
  16. Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, pilot of US Airways Flight 1549, thanks rescuers during a reunion for members of the flight, a year after their plane landed in the Hudson River in New York, January 15, 2010. Passengers of the ill-fated flight are seated at rear.

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