US Airways Flight 1549 Plane Crash Hudson in New York taken by Janis Krums on an iPhone
'Miracle on the Hudson' picture taken by Janis Krums
Video footage here, 2 mins in davidwatts1978.tumblr.com/post/71175777/us-airways-flight...
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg paid tribute to the pilot of Flight 1549.
He said: "It woud appear the pilot did a masterful job of landing the plane in the river and making sure everyone got out." The pilot "walked the plane twice" to ensure all passengers had got out before leaving the plane himself.
Mayor Bloomberg said the NTSB would be investigating the cause of the accident and would be arriving in New York this evening.
At the same press conference, New York Governor David Paterson also paid tribute to the US Airways pilot and called the rescue a "miracle on the Hudson".
In a live interview with a rescued passenger identified as Alberto Panero, CNN's Wolf Blitzer reported that all passengers are safe and that the emergency exit was smoothly handled by US Airways staff.
When asked about his feelings immediately after the rescue Alberto Panero replied, "It was a near death experience (that) thankfully did not turn that way." Passengers are crediting pilots and crew with averting a potential tragedy.
TV pictures showed passengers standing on the wings of the plane in the frigid waters. Ferries surrounded the plane, an Airbus A320.
Flight 1549 information
For updates on Flight 1549 try the US Airways hot line 1-800-679-8215 Doug Parker, US Airways CEO, is asking that only family and loved ones of passengers use this number.
Flight 1549, an Airbus A320, was at maximum capacity of 150 seats when it went down, and the total number on board including pilots and crew was 155. As many as 71 people are believed to have been treated for minor injuries at nearby hospitals, including four reported cases of hypothermia.New Jersey Police report that the airliner's pilot signalled a mayday following the bird strike and then was able to fly the plane to the Hudson River and ditched the aircraft. The plane went down near 48th Street in midtown Manhattan.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown says the US Airways Flight 1549 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport enroute to Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday when the crash occurred in the river near 48th Street in midtown Manhattan.
Brown says the plane, an Airbus 320, may have been hit by birds.
The plane was submerged in the icy waters up to the windows. Rescue crews had opened the door and were pulling passengers in yellow life vests from the plane. Several boats surrounded the plane, which appeared to be slowly sinking.
Janis Krums from Sarasota, Florida posts the first photo of U.S. Airways flight 1549 on Twitter from his iPhone. Thirty-four minutes after Janis posted his photo, MSNBC interviewed him live on TV as a witness). twitpic.com/135xa
more pics here
my.nowpublic.com/world/us-airways-flight-1549-comes-down-...
Comments and faves
FillyFolly, Ms. Squirrel, CapitalgCapitals, ebatty, and 126 other people added this photo to their favorites.
purplewon2000 (41 months ago | reply)
Frightening scene.
nguyenduong (41 months ago | reply)
OMG! that's nuts. hope all is okay.
Matt McGurn (41 months ago | reply)
that's crazy! How did you get this photo?
Stephen Oachs (ApertureAcademy.com) (41 months ago | reply)
This photo is on the front page of MSNBC!
makapage (41 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot! Grats to the crew.
Wally Baba (41 months ago | reply)
Unbeliveable
Wally Baba (41 months ago | reply)
Could not have been from an office
Snark!! (41 months ago | reply)
I'm not sure he could get that angle from an office building.
davidwatts1978 (41 months ago | reply)
I stand corrected jkrums it was ad.vu/2hrc
Chris Delonge (41 months ago | reply)
.. incredible photo.. absolutely incredible peice of airmanship for the pilots involved.. intact aircraft, all survived!.. the aircrew deserve the highest award for saving that situation like they did..
Nico Ibieta (41 months ago | reply)
here's the original photo's URL twitpic.com/135xa
kenbruger (41 months ago | reply)
wow
DieLaughing (41 months ago | reply)
The reason the flight went down twitter.com/DieLaughing/status/1122113775
rrazz67(off more than on) (41 months ago | reply)
Wow!!
RaySorin (41 months ago | reply)
Miracle on the Hudson River!
audi_r8_toronto (41 months ago | reply)
What happened? i just woke up?
VCH ♥ (41 months ago | reply)
great catch... I was wishing I could leave to get down there to take some shots.. They didn't think it was important enough.
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Found in a search. (?)
raypp2 (41 months ago | reply)
Great Capture
Nate the Mate (41 months ago | reply)
A most incredible perspective. A look of dispair as they await rescue. Anytime a rescue by frigid water is encountered, time is of the essence.
noamgalai (41 months ago | reply)
Very nice!! Great capture.
Saw it on FoxNews.
This is my version of the scene
ShacklefordPhotoArt (41 months ago | reply)
The Captain and his crew did the job they were trained to do....and did it well. I am sure many see them as heroes but as a pilot this is what we all are trained for....I flew this exact same departure last week.
mawa_73527 mawpix.com (41 months ago | reply)
I just think you got the best image there!
solamore (41 months ago | reply)
Wow! This is amazing!
So close...I was so happy for all of them.
magenta lotus (41 months ago | reply)
Thats an amazing image and an amazing story. So pleased everyone is OK, hands up to all the staff involved in a safe evacuation, especially the highly skilled pilot.
Could have been so different, so close to the city. Bet it scared a lot of people but its so nice to see a good outcome.
HoHD (41 months ago | reply)
Wow!
find a view (41 months ago | reply)
Amazing! Truly a Miracle!
greenwood100 (41 months ago | reply)
Not your photo?
sonupt5 (41 months ago | reply)
Film de KleverCliks (41 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Miracle on the Hudson River, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
amataiclaudius (41 months ago | reply)
Thank you for sharing this shot. We had a miracle indeed
SQUIRREL400 - photographingsquirrels.com (41 months ago | reply)
www.flickr.com/photos/8767776@N02/3200233434/
I think someone has posted Janis's picture
Michael.A.Bender (41 months ago | reply)
this picture was seen today in german tv station wdr , too !
digimikek (41 months ago | reply)
congratulations, nice shot; right time, right place.
heycarrieann331 (41 months ago | reply)
I saw your shot on ABC news tonight. Didn't expect to see it here! (Altho, I don't know why.) I just did a search for "flight 1549". I took my students on a field trip to Ellis Island today and put a few shots up on my photostream as well. But NOTHING like this!!! LOL You caught the "money shot"! Thank GOD they were all ok. Thank GOD they had the pilot they had.
EDIT: I just realized you were not the actual photographer of this shot. So the above message is really to him. But I'm glad it's on flickr.
Stieglitzz65 (41 months ago | reply)
WOW!
swati.patel22 (41 months ago | reply)
Video of Flight 1549 of US Airways Plan Crash | Crash Landing Rescue Real Video
http://masala4maza.blogspot.com/2009/01/fligh t-1549-of-us-airways-plan-crash.html
garageowns [back soon!] (41 months ago | reply)
Amazing escape!
davidwatts1978 (41 months ago | reply)
there's video footage here of the landing at 2mins in davidwatts1978.tumblr.com/post/71175777/us-ai rways-flight...
John Cañares (Photo-Graphic) [deleted] (41 months ago | reply)
They sure are lucky!
godoguy2001 (41 months ago | reply)
I saw it after it happened
st_morris (40 months ago | reply)
Amazing!!! they are really lucky people and a hero pilot.
klikshe (40 months ago | reply)
What a great crew, full of skill and tactics! I salute you guys...
voteforahero (40 months ago | reply)
Check out Never seen Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger video
www.ournewamericanhero.com It is awesome!!!
Sparkey95 (39 months ago | reply)
Thats a good picture for an Iphone, or is this a picture that you took of another picture from your Iphone?
sawiransaut (31 months ago | reply)
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Residentev1 (30 months ago | reply)
Awesome !! Pilot skills !!
djreich (28 months ago | reply)
I wanted to let you know we used it in a recent blog post:
sixestate.com/real-time-communication/journal istic-integr...
We credited you at the bottom of the post.
David
www.SixEstate.com
(Daithi@Ireland ) (26 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Flickr's Global Village, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
nice shot and great pilot
DodgyEye (23 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Ouch!!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
This photo was invited and added to the Ouch!! group.
chinwag.com (19 months ago | reply)
Great photo...must've been a heart-stopping moment to take it. Thanks for sharing, we've used it to illustrate a blog post chinwag.com/blogs/suzanne-morrow/twitter-jour nos-and-deat...