[17th Miss Regt]

Kyu Sakamoto, who sang the hit “Sukiyaki”, was killed when KAL 700 was shot down.

[Mark17]

Kyu Sakamoto and Sukiyaki.

I remember it well, from the 60s but I didn't know he was on board.
I will always remember the date the aircraft went down. It was 1 Sep 83, the same day I was promoted to Msgt, in the USAF.

[jttpwalsh]

FROM WIKIPEDIA: Sakamoto died on August 12, 1985, in the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123, the deadliest single-aircraft accident in history.