Pictures show the aircraft on fire while it is travelling along the runway at the busy airport.

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    11 months ago

    The plane hit a Japan Coast Guard plane on landing. Five of the six crew members of the JCG plane are missing.

    Edit: now the news is saying two are dead, and the captain is in critical condition.

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      11 months ago

      Now …

      Police in Tokyo confirmed reports that the five coastguard crew members had died, and said the pilot was severely injured.