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CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Pieces of US Airways Airbus A320 which made a ditched landing in the Hudson River in New York last January are going onto the auction block.
According to AVweb.com, the remains of Flight 1549 are for sale "as is" and the person who buys the parts will have to move them from a warehouse where they are being stored in New Jersey. Bids can be submitted online and the auction will close on March 27.
You can see more pictures of the plane here.
Last summer, the parts of the ditched plan were treated with a chemical to prevent corrosion, AVweb reports.
According to TMZ.com, the auction is open to the general public but the plane's parts will not be sold in pieces.
Some passengers who were on the flight have reportedly asked Chartis Aerospace Insurance Services if they can buy commemorative pieces of the plane. They have been told they must buy all the pieces or nothing at all.
Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and Jeff Skiles were piloting the plane and made the ditched landing after the plane's engines hit a flock of birds shortly after taking off from LaGuardia Airport. All the crew members and passengers survived the emergency landing.
