The “Miracle on the Hudson” Airbus A320 N106US is making its final return to Charlotte

US Airways Airbus A320-214 N106US (msn 1044) CLT (Jay Selman) (arriving again at CLT), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

The former US Airways “Miracle on the Hudson” Airbus A320-214 registered N106US (msn 1044) is en route via truck to the Carolinas Aviation Museum at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). N106US will become a display at the museum.

Top Copyright Photo: Jay Selman. Please click on the photo for the full story.

Bottom Copyright Photo: Gary Swanson. Traffic stops and everybody watches as N106US is trucked down the middle of Interstate Highway I-77 at Lake Norman in Davidson, NC, which is about 30 miles north of CLT.

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