Akiko was a tragic victim of the crash of Japan Air Lines Flight 123.
On the evening of August 12, 1985, the passenger flight from Tokyo to Osaka, Japan, took off from the Haneda Airport, carrying 509 passengers and 15 crew members. Just twelve minutes into the flight, the plane suffered catastrophic decompression and structural damage, rendering it near-uncontrollable. Crew members struggled to maintain calm in the aircraft while the pilots fought to steer the plane to safety. Despite having minimal control, the plane managed to stay in the air for a further 32 minutes, before crashing on Mount Takamagahara.
The greatest tragedy of Japan Airlines 123 is that perhaps many more lives could have been saved, were rescue operations promptly launched upon loss of the aircraft. Due to poor visibility and bureaucratic fumbling, however, rescue was delayed almost an entire night. By then, many passengers who survived the initial collision had died of exposure on the lonely mountainside. Overall, 520 people lost their lives in the crash of Japan Airlines 123, with only four survivors.
Akiko was a Japan Air Lines flight attendant, off-duty at the time of the crash. She was on her way to her parents' home in Matsuyama City for the Obon holiday.
Akiko was a tragic victim of the crash of Japan Air Lines Flight 123.
On the evening of August 12, 1985, the passenger flight from Tokyo to Osaka, Japan, took off from the Haneda Airport, carrying 509 passengers and 15 crew members. Just twelve minutes into the flight, the plane suffered catastrophic decompression and structural damage, rendering it near-uncontrollable. Crew members struggled to maintain calm in the aircraft while the pilots fought to steer the plane to safety. Despite having minimal control, the plane managed to stay in the air for a further 32 minutes, before crashing on Mount Takamagahara.
The greatest tragedy of Japan Airlines 123 is that perhaps many more lives could have been saved, were rescue operations promptly launched upon loss of the aircraft. Due to poor visibility and bureaucratic fumbling, however, rescue was delayed almost an entire night. By then, many passengers who survived the initial collision had died of exposure on the lonely mountainside. Overall, 520 people lost their lives in the crash of Japan Airlines 123, with only four survivors.
Akiko was a Japan Air Lines flight attendant, off-duty at the time of the crash. She was on her way to her parents' home in Matsuyama City for the Obon holiday.
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