Hudson Plane Landing

by Martin "Marty" Gitlin

This title examines an important historic event - the Hudson River plane landing. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the men who safely executed a water landing for US Airways Flight 1549, Captain Chesley Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles, passenger accounts from that day, air traffic controller Patrick Harten who handled the flight, the first confrontation between airplane and bird by Orville Wright, culling of Canada geese near New...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617833096
• ISBN13: 9781617833090
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Essential Library
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12