William Langewiesche is the international correspondent for Vanity Fair and the author of Sahara Unveiled, American Ground, The Outlaw Sea, and The Atomic Bazaar.
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On January 15, 2009, a US Airways Airbus A320 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport in New York when a flock of Canada Geese collided with it, destroying both of its engines. Over the next three minutes, the plane's pilot, Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger... SEE MORE