The Parma Hilton Historical Society and the Hilton Alumni Association welcomed Hilton native Daniel Vinton on Thursday, July 20, to give a presentation on his experience as a passenger of Flight 1549. That flight, captained by Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, famously made an emergency landing on the Hudson River that has become known as The Miracle on the Hudson. Vinton shared several photos during his presentation which was filled with humor, keeping the audience of approximately 250 people laughing despite the life and death stakes of his experience. Vinton currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is a regular volunteer at the Carolinas Aviation Museum (reopening soon as the Sullenberger Aviation Museum), where the Airbus A-320 plane he was aboard that day is currently housed.
Photos by Karen Fien
Daniel Vinton second in line
