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Probe into deadly Tokyo runway crash is underway

A transcript of communication between traffic control and two aircraft that collided and burst into flames at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport showed that only the larger Japan Airlines passenger flight was given permission to use the runway where a coast guard plane was preparing for takeoff.

By Kyodo News via AP

Jan. 3, 2024

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WARNING: Graphic content. A passenger plane burst into flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday, with news reports saying it hit another aircraft after landing.
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The burn-out Japan Airlines plane is seen, at rear, at Haneda airport on Wednesday, Jan. 3, in Tokyo, Japan. The large passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing several people aboard the coast guard plane, officials said.
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The burn-out wreckages of Japan Airlines plane, bottom, and a Japanese coast guard aircraft, top, are seen at Haneda airport on Wednesday, Jan. 3, in Tokyo, Japan. The large passenger plane and the Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing several people aboard the coast guard plane, officials said.
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The burn-out Japanese coast guard aircraft is seen, right, at Haneda airport on Wednesday, Jan. 3, in Tokyo, Japan. A large passenger plane and the Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing several people aboard the coast guard plane, officials said.
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Firefighters gather around the burn-out Japanese coast guard aircraft at Haneda airport on Wednesday, Jan. 3, in Tokyo, Japan. Transport officials and police each began their on site investigation at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Wednesday after a large passenger plane and the Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway and burst into flames, killing several people aboard the coast guard plane.
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The burn-out wreckage of Japan Airlines plane is seen at Haneda airport on Wednesday, Jan. 3, in Tokyo, Japan. The large passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing several people aboard the coast guard plane, officials said.
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The burn-out Japanese coast guard aircraft is seen at rear behind the logo of Japan Airline at Haneda airport on Wednesday, Jan. 3, in Tokyo, Japan. Transport officials and police each began their on site investigation at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Wednesday after a large passenger plane and the Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway and burst into flames, killing several people aboard the coast guard plane.
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Police and Firefighters gather around the burn-out Japanese coast guard aircraft at Haneda airport on Wednesday, Jan. 3, in Tokyo, Japan. Transport officials and police each began their on site investigation at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Wednesday after a large passenger plane and the Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway and burst into flames, killing several people aboard the coast guard plane.
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The burn-out wreckages of the Japan Airlines plane, bottom right, and the Japanese coast guard aircraft, left top, are seen at Haneda airport on Wednesday, Jan. 3, in Tokyo, Japan. The large passenger plane and the Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing several people aboard the coast guard plane, officials said.

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