by WCNC
Among the two thousand visitors for the Sullenberger Aviation Museum’s last weekend: passengers of Flight 1549, the flight better known as Capt. Chesley Sullyberger’s Miracle on the Hudson.
“This is a place where I come by myself when I have to get grounded and remember all of the wonderful things that happened,” passenger Denise Lockie said Saturday recalling their miracle survival in 2009. “Losing the museum for two and a half years is emotional for all of us.”
When business hours ended Sunday, the Carolina’s Aviation Museum closed its doors to the public until 2023, when it is expected to re-open in a yet-to-be-decided location. Until then, all of its exhibits, including the famed U.S. Airways aircraft Sully successfully put down on the Hudson River in New York City after a bird strike, will be tucked away in storage.
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