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The crash of a Boeing 747 near Tokyo
A story that causes frost on the skin. In 1985, Japan Airlines, which operated Tokyo-Osaka domestic flight, lost its tail 12 minutes after takeoff and lost control. But the crew, knowing that it was falling, managed to hold the liner in the sky for 32 minutes, until it crashed onto the mountain. The cost of the feat of pilots: 4 lives saved, including two girls of 8 and 12 years. The remaining 520 people were less fortunate — they died. At the scene of the tragedy, notes were found that the passengers of the flight left to their relatives. They managed to write them while the plane crashed — in 32 minutes …
