"Collision and Fire on Tokyo Runway: Japan Airlines Flight JAL516 and Coast Guard Plane Tragedy"

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"Collision and Fire on Tokyo Runway: Japan Airlines Flight JAL516 and Coast Guard Plane Tragedy"
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A Japan Airlines plane with 379 people on board collided with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda airport, leading to a fire. All passengers and crew on the Japan Airlines flight were evacuated safely, but five of the six Coast Guard crew members were killed. The Coast Guard plane was on a mission to deliver aid after a recent earthquake. The cause of the collision is under investigation, and the incident led to the temporary closure of the airport.

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