# japan plane crash

US, S. Korea, Japan Hold First Ever Trilateral Air Exercise, with B-52 and Fighters » U.S., South Korea, and Japan held their first ever trilateral aerial exercise on Oct. 22, with a U.S. B-52 flying alongside fighter jets. Airandspaceforces.com

Boeing gets $1B Japan Airlines order for 737 MAX jets » The planes will replace JAL's Boeing 737-800s, which make up the largest proportion of its fleet, the carrier's President Yuji Akasaka said. Seattletimes.com

B-52’s unexpected visit echoes Yokota’s history as a bomber base » A B-52H Stratofortress’ time at Yokota Air Base in Japan is a reminder of the airlift hub’s history as a bomber base. Stripes.com

What Happened to the Enola Gay After Hiroshima? » After the Enola Gay became the first plane to drop an atomic bomb, the B-29 bomber stayed airborne Time.com

B-1B Bomber Flies to Pacific and Back, Integrates with Japan's F-15s | Air & Space Forces Magazine » A B-1B Lancer flew from Ellsworth Air Force Base to the Indo-Pacific and back. The bomber connected with Japanese fighters and a USAF KC-135. Airandspaceforces.com

How a fiery plane crash at Japan's Haneda Airport unfolded: Graphics detail the collision » Five Coast Guard crew members were killed and all 379 jet passengers and crew escaped after the planes collided on a dark runway. Usatoday.com

A GPS Transponder Could Have Prevented Japan's Fatal Plane Crash » On January 2, a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 with 379 people on board crashed into a Japanese Coast Guard plane at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. It left five of the six Coast Guard crew members dead and caused the A350 to burst into flames after it skidded down the runway. Luckily, everyone on board evacuated safely and there were just 14 minor injuries. Autos.yahoo.com

7 downed airmen’s locations unknown days after Osprey crash near Japan » Several military and civilian search-and-rescue units are scouring the water and coastline around the island of Yakushima, Japan. Airforcetimes.com