Historical Events tagged with "iwate"

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Accidents & Tragedies

Collision of Boeing and F-86 in Morioka

July 30th, 1971 53 years ago

An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 collided with a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-86 fighter jet over Morioka, Iwate, Japan, resulting in the deaths of 162 people. The incident occurred during a routine flight of the commercial aircraft which was on approach for landing. The military jet was conducting maneuvers in the vicinity when the two aircraft collided mid-air, leading to a catastrophic failure of both planes. The accident raised significant concerns regarding air traffic control and military flight operations in civilian airspace.

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