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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,665 posts) Sun Jan 15, 2023, 07:22 AM Jan 2023

On January 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger ditched his Airbus 320 in the Hudson River.

Sat Jan 15, 2022: On January 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger ditched his Airbus 320 in the Hudson River.

In 2009, US Airways Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger ditched his Airbus 320 in the Hudson River after a flock of birds disabled both engines; all 155 people aboard survived, and more events that happened on this day in history.

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On January 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger ditched his Airbus 320 in the Hudson River. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 OP

As far as I can, the portrayal of the NTSB investigation Tetrachloride Jan 2023 #1

The film was a travesty. thucythucy Jun 2023 #2

ty for the enlightenment. As we type and read, I am making notes on other movies for myself Tetrachloride Jun 2023 #3

Tetrachloride

(8,442 posts)

1. As far as I can, the portrayal of the NTSB investigation

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Sun Jan 15, 2023, 08:17 AM

Jan 2023

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was fiction and absolutely unfair to the NTSB.

edit: deleted a sentence here because I can’t remember what I was thinking. the sentence didn’t have enough detail to help me remember.

thucythucy

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2. The film was a travesty.

Reply to Tetrachloride (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 15, 2023, 10:11 AM

Jun 2023

It was Clint Eastwood pushing his anti-government right wing agenda.

It seems to be a pattern with him, setting up straw men that he then "argues" against.

Remember him "debating" the empty chair at the 2012 Republican National Convention? As if he ever could or would face President Obama in an actual one on one debate. He did the same thing here. A phony representation of evil Washington bureaucrats that his heroes destroy in debate/ Except, of course, none of that ever happened.

The re-enactment of the crash was riveting, otherwise the film is right wing swill.

Tetrachloride

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3. ty for the enlightenment. As we type and read, I am making notes on other movies for myself

Reply to thucythucy (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 15, 2023, 10:29 AM

Jun 2023

I wonder why Tom Hanks went along with this. Maybe he didn’t have time to think

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