30 years ago: JAL flight 123, deadliest single-plane crash in history (video)

[webfact]

August 12, 1985

Japan Airlines Flight 123 from Osaka to Tokyo crashes into a mountainside, killing more than 520 people.

-- 2015-08-12

[Nemesis7]

any loss of life is tragic

[727Sky]

I knew the aft Pressure bulkhead blew and took out the hydraulic lines which were all routed together in the particular area that gave way; I did not know the vertical stab was also lost. That was a sad day in aviation history. All because a fix was not properly done on known damage.

[Basil B]

...To this day, it is unclear who issued the order denying U.S. forces permission to begin search and rescue missions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Airlines_Flight_123

I am sure had those US marines gone in and found survivors more people would have survived...

A ***** big cover up, if the do not know who gave the order to abort...

[bartender100]

This guy was on board, one of my favorite oldie song

[blazes]

Loss of face if foreign rescuers are first to the crash site?????

[Somtamnication]

Waiting 39 minutes to die. How awful.

[tumama]

Yeah the worst part of this tragedy is that U.S offered to help but was declined initially by the Japanese to save face. Numerous people died just because of that.