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Facebook Fans Honoring Heroic US Airways Pilot

by Will Safer on January 16, 2009 at 10:43 AM


It took only hours but with all the passengers and crew of US Airways Flight 1549 declared safe it was, perhaps, inevitable that a Facebook fan page was crafted in dedication to the pilot who skillfully guided the plane to its controlled landing in the Hudson River off the edge of Manhattan.

Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III, 57, of Danville, Calif., a former Air Force pilot and now hero to at least 154 other people and their families, is the focal point of -- at latest count -- six different Facebook fan pages, the most popular one with more than 300 members. Many people learned of the crash from their Twitter feeds. It seems a natural progression now to see pages like this one crop up on social networking sites.

Comments such as "I'm a student pilot working my way up the aviation ladder, and you have inspired me today" and "You are a stud. NICE JOB AND THANK YOU!!!!" grace the "The Wall" section of the page.

Most news organizations are quoting other pilots and aviation experts on their assessment of Sully's skills. But if you want your say, then this is your way. [From: AP via MSNBC.com]

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