1 , ▁he ▁was ▁re app oint ed ▁as ▁deput y ▁commander - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Army ▁Group , ▁before ▁being ▁promoted ▁to ▁commander ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁P ett ib one , ▁Charles ▁D . ▁The ▁Organ ization ▁and ▁Order ▁of ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mil itar ies ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : National ▁Revolution ary ▁Army ▁gener als ▁from ▁Z he ji ang ▁Category : 1 8 9 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 6 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁On ▁August   8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁at ▁ 1 1 : 5 3   a . m . ▁( 1 5 : 5 3   UTC ), ▁nine ▁people ▁died ▁when ▁a ▁tour ▁hel ic opter ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁private ▁air plane ▁coll ided ▁over ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁near ▁Frank ▁Sin atra ▁Park ▁in ▁Hob oken , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁were ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" H ud son ▁River ▁V FR ▁Cor rid or ", ▁which ▁extends ▁from ▁the ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁to ▁alt itudes ▁of ▁ ▁at ▁various ▁locations ▁along ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁immediate ▁area ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Within ▁this ▁cor rid or , ▁aircraft ▁operate ▁under ▁visual ▁flight ▁rules , ▁under ▁which ▁the ▁responsibility ▁to ▁see ▁and ▁avoid ▁other ▁air ▁traffic ▁rest s ▁with ▁the ▁individual ▁pil ots ▁rather ▁than ▁with ▁the ▁air ▁traffic ▁controller