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A hero of our times...

Capt Chesley Sullenberger III, the pilot who recently landed his passenger jet in the Hudson River, saving the lives of all on board, contacted the library at Fresno, California, after the crash to ask for an extension on the loan of one of their books - on the basis that it had been in the hold of the plane.

The book was one on professional ethics, entitled: "Just Culture: Balancing Safety and Accountability"[1].

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