WWII-era plane crashes into Hudson River
A World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed into the Hudson River Friday, May 27, 2016, killing its pilot.
- Officials remove a plane out of the Hudson River a day after it crashed, Saturday, May 28, 2016, in North Bergen, N.J. The World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed into the river Friday, May 27 killing its pilot. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
- Officials place a plane on the Wall St. Heliport pier after removing it from the Hudson River a day after it crashed,, Saturday, May 28, 2016, in New York. The World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed into the river Friday, May 27. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
- Officials place a plane on the Wall St. Heliport pier after removing it from the Hudson River a day after it crashed,, Saturday, May 28, 2016, in New York. The World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed into the river Friday, May 27. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
- Officials remove a plane out of the Hudson River a day after it crashed, Saturday, May 28, 2016, in North Bergen, N.J. The World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed into the river Friday, May 27, 2016, killing its pilot. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
- Officials place a plane on the Wall St. Heliport pier after removing it from the Hudson River a day after it crashed,, Saturday, May 28, 2016, in New York. The World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed into the river Friday, May 27. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
- Officials remove a plane out of the Hudson River a day after it crashed, Saturday, May 28, 2016, in North Bergen, N.J. The World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed into the river Friday, May 27
- Officials remove a plane out of the Hudson River a day after it crashed, Saturday, May 28, 2016, in North Bergen, N.J. The World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed into the river Friday, May 27, 2016, killing its pilot. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
- NYPD search and rescue boats sit on the Hudson River near the site of small plane crash, Saturday, May 28, 2016, in North Bergen, N.J. A World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed into the river Friday, May 27, 2016, killing its pilot. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
- NYPD search and rescue boats sit on the Hudson River near the site of small plane crash, Saturday, May 28, 2016, in North Bergen, N.J. A World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed into the river Friday, May 27, 2016, killing its pilot. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
- Officials place a plane on the Wall St. Heliport pier after removing it from the Hudson River a day after it crashed,, Saturday, May 28, 2016, in New York. The World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed into the river Friday, May 27. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
- NYPD search and rescue boats sit on the Hudson River near the site of small plane crash, Saturday, May 28, 2016, in North Bergen, N.J. A World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed into the river Friday, May 27, killing its pilot. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
- Officials remove a plane out of the Hudson River a day after it crashed, Saturday, May 28, 2016, in North Bergen, N.J. The World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed into the river Friday, May 27 killing its pilot. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
- Officials remove a plane out of the Hudson River a day after it crashed, Saturday, May 28, 2016, in North Bergen, N.J. The World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed into the river Friday, May 27, 2016, killing its pilot. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
The P-47 Thunderbolt crashed Friday night during a promotional flight for the American Airpower Museum on Long Island, which is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the P-47 this weekend. Officials retrieved it Saturday, May 28, the Associated Press reported.