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Japan Airlines Plane in Flames After Landing at Tokyo's Haneda Airport; Collides with Coast Guard Plane
Citizen Watch Report ^

Posted on 01/02/2024 3:16:48 AM PST by davikkm

In a dramatic incident at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, a Japan Airlines plane caught fire upon landing, with flames visible from the windows and beneath the aircraft. The alarming scene was captured by NHK, showing a runway ablaze. According to Tokyo’s fire department, the fire may have resulted from a collision between the JAL plane and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft.

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TOPICS: Local News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: airlines; airport; asia; aviation; japan; plane
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To: NorthMountain
According to wikihahahapedia, the Japan Coast Guard has 8 (minus 1) Dash-8 aircraft outfitted for maritime surveillance. That means they’re loaded with electronics, not passengers.

Good detective work. What version of Dash 8 it was has been a little sketchy in news reports.

21 posted on 01/02/2024 8:43:06 AM PST by EVO X ( )
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To: EVO X

Specifically, they’re DHC8-300; one of the ‘normal length’ versions.


22 posted on 01/02/2024 8:51:17 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: NorthMountain

Yep. Here are some specs on the plane.

https://www.jetphotos.com/info/DHC-8-656


23 posted on 01/02/2024 8:56:01 AM PST by EVO X ( )
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