Senior Virgin Atlantic pilot hailed a hero for landing undercarriage failure jumbo jet as he says: 'I was just doing my job'

David Williams, 47 (pictured left), was praised for carrying out a 'textbook' landing of the Boeing 747 (bottom and top right) after it developed a technical fault shortly after take-off. The aircraft was bound for Las Vegas but was forced to return to London where Mr Williams, who lives near Horsham, Sussex, carried out an impressive emergency touch-down on a broken landing gear. In the video which emerged afterwards, the calm pilot was heard ordering passengers to brace for landing. The terrified passengers then spontaneously cheered and applauded in praise of the pilot after he landed the jumbo jet without a hitch. Afterwards, passengers took to Twitter to thank the pilot, calling him 'incredibly skillful'.

Source:Daily Mail