
co-pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 that crashed in the Hudson River
On January 15, 2009, the flight took off from Runway 4 at LaGuardia at 3:26 p.m. (20:26 UTC)[13] with 150 passengers and five crew members.[2] Its aircrew consisted of the captain, first officer, and three flight attendants.[14] The captain was Chesley Sullenberger, 57, a former fighter pilot who has been a commercial pilot since leaving the Air Force in 1980. He is also a safety expert and a glider pilot.[15][16][17][18][19] The first officer was Jeffrey B. Skiles, 49.[17][20][21] The flight attendants were Donna Dent,[22] Doreen Welsh, and Sheila Dail.[23]