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File:US Air Flight 1549 rescue efforts.jpg

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Description US Airways Flight 1549 crashed into the Hudson River Thursday, January 15 after leaving LaGuardia Airport on its way to Charlotte N.C. Joint rescue efforts by the Coast Guard, NYPD and nearby ferries and boats ensured that all passengers on the plane were taken to safety. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District sent boats to assist in response efforts.
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Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/30539067@N04/3218595520/ (USACE public affairs; direct image URL [1])
Author Photo by Chris Gardner, USACE New York District Public Affairs
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This image or file is a work of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

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http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/blog/html/01_16_09.html (direct image URL [2])

http://www.usace.army.mil/CEPA/EngineerUpdate/Pages/Corpsteamassists.aspx (direct image URL [3])

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jet aircraft

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US Airways Flight 1549

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public domain

applies to jurisdiction: United States
determination method or standard: work of the federal government of the United States

inception

15 January 2009

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Nikon D80

ISO speed

400

exposure time

0.025 second

f-number

5.6

focal length

135 millimetre

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