roosevelt leftwich with a symbol of survival. a treat for you today. >> reporter: it's a symbol of survival and symbol of well, gawking. a rubbernecker's dream. it's not everyday you get to see a 120-foot plane flying down the highway and hundreds of folks didn't want to miss a thing. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: it's the reason why reporters have jobs. curiosity. folks who drive for miles, bring lawn chairs and sit or stand by the highway for hours just for the sheer joy of saying i've seen it. the it being the miracle on the hudson plane. you remember that. the u.s. airplane that hit the flock of geese, went into the hudson, the hero pilot. that ain't nothing until you see that same plane on the back of a flatbed. >> it was like a train. if you had never seen a train wreck or anything like that. it's the same thing. or a boat. they said queen mary was coming down the delaware one time. we missed it by a few hours. >> reporter: so he's not going to miss this one. neither are the duncans. they caught a glimpse of the plane. they

. >> abc2 news roosevelt leftwich caught a glimpse and so did onlookers yesterday. >> reporter: it's the reason why reporters have jobs. curiosity. folks drive for miles bringing lawn chairs and sit and stand by the highway for hours just for the sure joy of saying i seen it. the it being the miracle on thehudson plane you remember that the u.s. airplane that hit the geese went into the hudson and the hoareo pilot and all that stuff. but that ain't nothing until you seen the same plane on the back of the flatbed. >> like a train. if you never seen a train wreck or anything like that, it's the same thing or a boat. they said queen mary was coming down delaware one time. we missed by a few hours. >> reporter: he mised that show so he is not going to miss this one. and neither are the duncans so they hope. texas family interrupted the cross country trip for a glimpse of the plane. they saw it when they crossed the delaware memorial bridge and thought it strange to see the plane on the back of the truck. curiosity got the best of them. >> when we came over, she looked on the iphone and s