Hudson River plane crash

Officials remove a vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft from the Hudson River on May 28, 2016, a day after it crashed in North Bergen, N.J.

(Julio Cortez / AP)

Chicago Tribune

May 27, 2016 7:44 PM PT

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A small World War II vintage plane celebrating its 75th anniversary crashed in the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey on May 27, 2016.

Small Plane crashes in the Hudson River in New York

A police boat is seen on the scene of a plane crash in the Hudson River in New York on May 27, 2016.

(Justin Lane / EPA)

Search and rescue boats look for a small plane that went down in the Hudson River on May 27, 2016.

(Julie Jacobson / AP)

Rescue teams are seen waiting on the shore near the scene of a plane crash in the Hudson River in New York on May 27, 2016.

(JUSTIN LANE / EPA)

In this photo taken from video, search and rescue boats look for a small plane that went down in the Hudson River on May 27, 2016, near West New York, N.J.

(Julie Jacobson / AP)

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