Flat Stanley travelled on Presidential airliner Air Force One accompanied by then-Secretary of State Colin Powell and also orbited the Earth aboard the Space Shuttle '' Discovery '' . According to the February 26 , 2009 broadcast of '' Countdown with Keith Olbermann '' , Flat Stanley was on board US Airways Flight 1549 when it was forced to make an unpowered emergency water landing in the Hudson River . He was carried to safety in the briefcase of his travelling companion
US Airways Flight 1549
US Airways Flight 1549
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