Hudson River hero is ex-Air Force fighter pilot
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20090116/capt.64cad85ace8247dcb7eb5902fc8c6f46.plane_in_river_ny148.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=JzGcKllxxfXKkglYRdT_aQ--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="In this image taken from the website of Safety Reliability Methods, Inc., US Airways pilot Chelsey B. Sullenberger III is shown. An official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still ongoing, identified Sullenberger as the pilot of US Airways Flight 1549, which crash landed in the Hudson River in New York Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, as Chelsey B. Sullenberger III. (AP Photo/Safety Reliability Methods, Inc.)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090116/ap_on_re_us/plane_splashdown_pilot)AP - Civil engineer Robert Bea wasn't surprised when he learned the name of the cool-headed pilot who guided his hobbled jetliner over the city and landed it in the Hudson River. The pilot, after all, had been studying crisis management.</p><br clear="all"/>
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