Japan Airlines says jet cleared to land before collision
Five people on the coast guard aircraft died, but all 379 passengers and crew escaped to safety down emergency slides minutes before the Japan Airlines Airbus was engulfed in flames late Tuesday. The burned-out husk of the airliner, still sitting on the tarmac Wednesday, bore witness to just how narrow their escape had been. The captain of the coast guard plane -- which had been carrying aid to the New Year's Day earthquake zone -- was its lone survivor but suffered serious injuries. Footage... Читать дальше...