Captain Sully facts
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The conflict point of the movie 'Sully' between Captain Sullenberger and the NTSB was all made up. In reality the NTSB report lauded Sully and its computer simulations vindicated his gutsy call to land in the river.
Despite having starring in roles in Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal, Captain Phillips, Sully, Bridge of Spies, and The Post, Tom Hanks has not been nominated for an Oscar for 17 years
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The guy that played the ferry captain in Sully (2016) was the actual ferry captain that first came to rescue passengers.
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Captain Chesley Sullenberger, 'Sully', had a library book in his luggage during his landing on the Hudson River. The library waived his late fees.
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After Flight 1549 (Captain Sully), NYC coated goose eggs with oil to smother the developing goslings
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It was a difficult, time consuming process to recover Flight 1549. Captain "Sully" Sullenberger's plane, from the ice-filled Hudson River after his incredible water landing. This is a time lapse video shot from an apartment building overlooking salvage efforts. Credits to Dave Martin.
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The song 'A Real Hero', the stellar synthwave anthem featured prominently in the film Drive, was written about Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger and the emergency landing into the Hudson
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The United Stated Department of Agriculture helped gas more than 1000 Canadian Geese in the NYC area after they had struck the engines and brought down Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger's Flight 1549.
