JAL Flight 123 Crash

August 12, 1985: Japan Airlines Flight 123. Boeing 747-SR46, registration JA8119. One of Japan Air's specially modified 747s, with 509 passengers, 12 flight attendents, and 3 crew members aboard, suffered an aft pressure bulkhead failure at 24,000 feet. Kyu Sakamoto, best known for his song "Sukiyaki," was killed in the accident. In command of this flight was Captain Masami Takahama, 49, who ha More..

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