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  1. US Airways Flight 1549: The Bird Strike and the NTSB’s Findings

    Event: 2009Published: 10 Jun 2026

    This narrated documentary tells the story of US Airways Flight 1549 from its departure from LaGuardia on 15 January 2009 to the rescue on the Hudson, then covers the NTSB investigation.

    View event: US Airways Flight 1549 (2009)
    Aircraft
    Airbus A320
    Location
    Hudson River off Weehawken, New Jersey, opposite Midtown Manhattan, New York, United States
    Phase of flight
    Takeoff

  2. Germanwings Flight 9525: Mayday on the Cockpit Recorder Evidence

    Event: 2015Published: 21 Jun 2023

    This Mayday episode follows the BEA's investigation into Germanwings Flight 9525, the Airbus A320 that crashed in the French Alps on 24 March 2015.

    View event: Germanwings Flight 9525 (2015)
    Aircraft
    Airbus A320
    Location
    Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
    Phase of flight
    Cruise

  3. US Airways Flight 1549: A Pilot Explains the Hudson Ditching

    Event: 2009Published: 15 Jan 2021

    Mentour Pilot goes through the flight of US Airways 1549 on 15 January 2009 from a working airline pilot's point of view, from the bird strike over the Bronx to the ditching on the Hudson.

    View event: US Airways Flight 1549 (2009)
    Aircraft
    Airbus A320
    Location
    Hudson River off Weehawken, New Jersey, opposite Midtown Manhattan, New York, United States
    Phase of flight
    Takeoff

  4. Germanwings Flight 9525: Marseille Control Watches It Descend

    Event: 2015Published: 2 Feb 2018

    This three-minute Smithsonian Channel clip follows Germanwings Flight 9525 on 24 March 2015 from its takeoff in Barcelona to the moment it dropped off radar over the French Alps.

    View event: Germanwings Flight 9525 (2015)
    Aircraft
    Airbus A320
    Location
    Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
    Phase of flight
    Cruise

  5. US Airways Flight 1549: Brace Positions and the Hudson Escape

    Event: 2009Published: 12 Apr 2015

    This short Smithsonian Channel clip looks at Flight 1549 from the cabin.

    View event: US Airways Flight 1549 (2009)
    Aircraft
    Airbus A320
    Location
    Hudson River off Weehawken, New Jersey, opposite Midtown Manhattan, New York, United States
    Phase of flight
    Takeoff