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LI controllers honored for work in Hudson River crash

From his position inside the tower at LaGuardia Airport, air-traffic controller Bill McLoughlin watched Flight 1549 disappear behind the New York City skyline on the afternoon of Jan. 15.

Only minutes before, McLoughlin, of Malverne, had handled the flight's uneventful taxi and takeoff. Now, with a double bird strike disabling both engines, the jet that McLoughlin had just sent into the sky...

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