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flag Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashed into a mountain near Tokyo on August 12, 1985, killing 520 people.

flag On August 12, 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashed into a mountain near Tokyo, killing 520 people and leaving four survivors. flag The Boeing 747 suffered catastrophic failure just 12 minutes after takeoff due to a ruptured pressure bulkhead caused by a previous poorly repaired tailstrike, which severed all hydraulic lines and rendered the plane uncontrollable.

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