The pilot of a World War Two-era plane was killed at the start of the Memorial Day weekend when his aircraft crashed in the Hudson River off Manhattan after developing engine failure, authorities and local media said on Saturday. The aircraft went down off Manhattan's West 79th Street, a few miles south of the George Washington Bridge, at around 7:30 pm on Friday as the long holiday weekend got underway, New Jersey State Police Sergeant Jeff Flynn said. Friday's crash was close to where the pilot of a US Airways jetliner executed a perfect water landing in January 2009 after striking a flock of birds and losing power in both engines. All 155 passengers and crew survived that incident, which was dubbed the "Miracle on the Hudson." The New York Police Department identified a body recovered from the vintage plane's wreckage as that of William Gordon, 56, of Key West, Florida. The aircraft's engine failed during the flight, Gary Lewi, a spokesman for the American Airpower Museum, a Long Island-based facility where the plane was based, told Newsday. Police would not comment on the cause of the crash, and said an investigation was underway. The plane was expected to be brought to...
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