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The pilot who successfully ditched Flight 1549 in the Hudson River in 2009 was an expert on airline safety, an NTSB accident investigator, published a paper on airline crew psychology in a crisis, and had his pilot's certificate in gliders.

After the US Airways Flight 1549 ditching on the Hudson (aka "Miracle on the Hudson"), officials captured and gassed 1,235 Canadian geese and destroyed 1,739 goose eggs across New York City.

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1. There is a cocktail known as a "Sully," named after the pilot of US Airways Flight 1549, which consists of two shots of Grey Goose and a splash of water.

2. In an effort to prevent similar accidents after a Flight 1549 was forced to land on the Hudson, officials captured and gassed 1,235 Canada geese at 17 locations across New York City in mid-2009 and coated 1,739 goose eggs with oil to smother the developing goslings

3. After US Airways Flight 1549 landed in the Hudson, New York officials rounded up and gassed 1,235 Canada geese as well as coated 1,739 goose eggs with oil to smother the developing goslings.

4. 1,235 Canadian Geese were captured and gassed after US Airways Flight 1549 was forced to land in the Hudson River after flying into a flock of these birds.

5. After the event of US Airways Flight 1549 landing on the Hudson river, officials captured and gassed 1,235 Canada geese across different locations of NYC to prevent similar events.

6. They were able to determine the exact quantity and sex of the geese that took down Flight 1549 that landed in the Hudson river in 2009, based off the remains they found lodged in both engines.

7. The song "A Real Hero" by College feat. Electric Youth is about Capt. Chelsey Sullenberger (AKA "Sully") and Flight 1549's water landing in the Hudson River.

8. Airbus planes feature a "ditching button" for water landings. US Airways Flight 1549 was in an Airbus.

9. After US Airway Flight 1549 landed in the Hudson River from a bird strike, workers in the US parks services gassed 1,235 Canadian Geese and suffocated 1,739 gosling eggs.

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After U.S. Airways Flight 1549 landed in the Hudson River due to a bird strike, workers from various agriculture agencies rounded up and gassed 1,235 Canadian Geese. They also sprayed 1,739 eggs with oil, killing developing goslings by depriving them of air.

Jeff Skiles, the co-pilot of Flight 1549 (the plane who's engines failed and landed successfully in the Hudson) was asked if the conditions were perfect for landing. Due to how cold it was, he said "Well, I'd rather have done it in July." - source

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.

The United States Department of Agriculture helped gas more than 1000 Canada Geese in the NYC area after they struck the engines and brought down Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger's Flight 1549. - source

The First Officer on US Airways Flight 1549 was on his first assignment since qualifying to fly the specific aircraft