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JAL123 / Japan

12 August, 1985 saw the deadliest single-aircraft accident in aviation history. Japan Airlines Flight 123 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight carrying 524 people from Tokyo to Osaka. Just 12 minutes into the flight, the Boeing 747 jumbo-jet suffered a fatal decompression that ripped off most of the tail. With a total loss of hydraulics, the crew were unable to control the aircraft which tragically crashed into a mountainside. This episode features the account of a widowed partner of one passenger who perished in the crash, on why the grief from the tragedy still lives on.

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  • Originally Aired May 19, 2021
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Network NTV
  • Created November 11, 2021 by
    PlexMonster
  • Modified May 15, 2023 by
    digitaledatenbank2022