Summary:
On August 12, 1985, more than 500 passengers boarded Japan Air Lines Flight 123 for a short flight between Tokyo and Osaka. 12 minutes into the flight, passengers found themselves fearing for their lives as the flight crew fought desperately to save a plane that was suddenly uncontrollable. In this week's episode of Take to the Sky: the Air Disaster Podcast-- our final episode outside of Patreon-- Stephanie shares the story of the deadliest single-aircraft accident in aviation history and the people who are part of a legacy that changed what safe flight means across the world.Listen, Review, and Subscribe on:
Sources consulted for this story:
- YouTube: Japan Airlines Flight 123 - X-Plane 11 accident simulation
- New York Times: FOR SURVIVORS AND KIN, JOY AMID SORROW
- Tokyo Weekender: A Song Born from the Tragedy of JAL Flight 123
- Christopher P. Hood: The JL123 Isho
- Christopher P. Hood: The significance of the isho (last messages) on JL123
- Simple Flying: Wreckage Still Being Discovered: The Story Of Japan Airlines Flight 123
- The Guardian: 524 killed in worst single air disaster
- Los Angeles Times: 747 Survivor Tells of Jet Breaking Up : Sections of Ceiling Fell; JAL Craft ‘Weaved Wildly’
- Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission: Official Accident Report
- Christopher P. Hood: My Research about the Flight JL123 Crash
- The Asahi Shimbun: Pictures taken aboard doomed 1985 flight offer a silent message
- Japan Airlines: Safety Promotion Center
- AP: American Victims Included Student, Businessman With AM-Japan-Crash
- AP: ‘Dad Won’t Survive’ _ Ten Years Later, Recalling Plane Disaster
Show Notes:
Thank you for spending the last three years- and 150 episodes- with us! It has been a joy to be part of your Thursdays. Catch us on Patreon if you are looking for new episodes- and thank you for all of the support you have shown us! We're grateful to each of you!Credits:
Written and produced by: Shelly Price and Stephanie HubkaDirected and engineered at: Snow Monster Studios
Sound editor: Podcast Engineers
Producer: Adam Hubka
Music by: Mike Dunn
A photo taken of the damaged plane; the tail fin is missing. Source: Japan Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission
Rescuers among the wreckage. Source: Admiral Cloudberg
A photo taken by a passenger; the camera was recovered in the wreckage. Source: Admiral Cloudberg
Rescuers search for survivors in the wreckage. Source: Wall Street Journal
