A discussion with Chuck Harter on Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto had me looking up the tragic flight of Japan Air Lines flight 123. Tomorrow marks 28 years since the plane crashed on August 12, 1985.
Sakamoto, along with over 500 other passengers, took off on flight 123 from Tokyo's Haneda Airport for Osaka when a faulty repair job to the rear bulkhead caused an air compression explosion that blew off the vertical stabilizer and cut all hydraulic lines. The crew could not control the Boeing 747 and it flew for about 32 minutes before crashing, killing almost all on board including Sakamoto.
Sakamoto's song, "Sukiyaki" is the biggest international hit for a Japanese song to date.
Here's the story about the doomed flight:
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