Deadly Japanese plane crash, pathology / autopsy site
Today's Depressurized Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
Japan Airlines flight 123, a Boeing 747-SR46, crashed into the ridge of Mount Takamagahara, near Mount Osutaka, Japan on Monday, August 12, 1985. It remains the worst single-aircraft disaster in history, and the second-worst aviation accident of all time, second only to the Tenerife disaster. All 15 crew members and 505 out of 509 passengers died (including the famous singer Kyu Sakamoto) resulting in a total of 520 deaths. There were four female survivors who were seated together in the center of row 56: Yumi Ochiai, an off-duty JAL flight attendant, age 25, who was jammed between a number of seats; Hiroko Yoshizaki, a 34-year-old woman and her 8-year-old daughter Mikiko, who were trapped in an intact section of the fuselage; and a 12-year-old girl, Keiko Kawakami, who was found sitting on a branch up in a tree. The accident occurred when the plane's rear pressure bulkhead buckled, shedding 15 feet of leading edge and the vertical stabilizer into the sea, depressurizing the cabin, and severing all four of the aircraft's hydraulic lines, rendering the aircraft uncontrollable.
Culled from: Wikipedia
Generously suggested by: deb
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Deb had some additional information to share about this crash: "The plane crashed into the side of a mountain in August, so people were dressed for summer. Since help couldn't arrive until 12-18 hours later, many people died from exposure overnight. One of the survivors, who was a flight attendant hitching a ride, said she could hear screams and cries all through the night. There is a coffee table book of photos taken while the rescue was going on, which is AMAZING!!! I believe it's only available in Japan, and it's called simply 520:524. If you ever have the opportunity, check it out. It's definitely worth it for folks like us."
Oh, I want that book, but I can't seem to track it down anywhere. If any of you manage to locate it, please let me know!
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Morbid Merchandise!!
As promised, I have FINALLY created some t-shirts, with the help of Jen at Juror2.Net. There are more designs on the way, but for now, there are two designs for offer:
Morbid Fact Du Jour 10-Year Anniversary Shirt
Designed to commemorate 10 years of ghastliness, this shirt has the Morbid Fact Du Jour skull and crossbones design on the front left pocket position and the old Aghast! exploding head design on the back. It's available in short and long-sleeve versions.
Team Satan Shirt
I got tired of all those obnoxious "Team Aniston / Team Jolie / Team Jessica / Team Nick" type shirts that are all the rage in L.A. so I thought I'd make a shirt to declare my own personal alliance in the grand battle between good and evil. Also available in short and long-sleeve versions, with some lovely devils gracing the long-sleeves.
Shipping is free and there is still time to order them for the holidays! Please take a look and let me know your thoughts. Also, if you have any requests, don't hesitate to send them in. I'm hoping to have a nice selection of fun-filled morbid wear in the future. Be sure to check out Jen's curiously gruesome stick figure shirts. Thanks!
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Morbid Link Du Jour!
Veronica sends a link:
"As a frequent consumer of the morbid, I often find little gems like PathGuy. "The creation of a pathologist / hobbyist computer programmer, it's an informative page giving a brief overview of the autopsy process, complete with cartoon illustrations. There are also links to a 'time of death determiner,' lecture notes, and a page listing organ weights. I submit this find in the hopes that 'pathguy.com' will be as interesting a read for you as it was for myself."
Note from Leslie: If any of you are concerned that MY personal alliance is Satan, that is NOT the case. I do NOT write the Morbid Fact du Jour newsletter.
Japan Airlines flight 123, a Boeing 747-SR46, crashed into the ridge of Mount Takamagahara, near Mount Osutaka, Japan on Monday, August 12, 1985. It remains the worst single-aircraft disaster in history, and the second-worst aviation accident of all time, second only to the Tenerife disaster. All 15 crew members and 505 out of 509 passengers died (including the famous singer Kyu Sakamoto) resulting in a total of 520 deaths. There were four female survivors who were seated together in the center of row 56: Yumi Ochiai, an off-duty JAL flight attendant, age 25, who was jammed between a number of seats; Hiroko Yoshizaki, a 34-year-old woman and her 8-year-old daughter Mikiko, who were trapped in an intact section of the fuselage; and a 12-year-old girl, Keiko Kawakami, who was found sitting on a branch up in a tree. The accident occurred when the plane's rear pressure bulkhead buckled, shedding 15 feet of leading edge and the vertical stabilizer into the sea, depressurizing the cabin, and severing all four of the aircraft's hydraulic lines, rendering the aircraft uncontrollable.
Culled from: Wikipedia
Generously suggested by: deb
**********************************************************************
Deb had some additional information to share about this crash: "The plane crashed into the side of a mountain in August, so people were dressed for summer. Since help couldn't arrive until 12-18 hours later, many people died from exposure overnight. One of the survivors, who was a flight attendant hitching a ride, said she could hear screams and cries all through the night. There is a coffee table book of photos taken while the rescue was going on, which is AMAZING!!! I believe it's only available in Japan, and it's called simply 520:524. If you ever have the opportunity, check it out. It's definitely worth it for folks like us."
Oh, I want that book, but I can't seem to track it down anywhere. If any of you manage to locate it, please let me know!
*******
Morbid Merchandise!!
As promised, I have FINALLY created some t-shirts, with the help of Jen at Juror2.Net. There are more designs on the way, but for now, there are two designs for offer:
Morbid Fact Du Jour 10-Year Anniversary Shirt
Designed to commemorate 10 years of ghastliness, this shirt has the Morbid Fact Du Jour skull and crossbones design on the front left pocket position and the old Aghast! exploding head design on the back. It's available in short and long-sleeve versions.
Team Satan Shirt
I got tired of all those obnoxious "Team Aniston / Team Jolie / Team Jessica / Team Nick" type shirts that are all the rage in L.A. so I thought I'd make a shirt to declare my own personal alliance in the grand battle between good and evil. Also available in short and long-sleeve versions, with some lovely devils gracing the long-sleeves.
Shipping is free and there is still time to order them for the holidays! Please take a look and let me know your thoughts. Also, if you have any requests, don't hesitate to send them in. I'm hoping to have a nice selection of fun-filled morbid wear in the future. Be sure to check out Jen's curiously gruesome stick figure shirts. Thanks!
*******
Morbid Link Du Jour!
Veronica sends a link:
"As a frequent consumer of the morbid, I often find little gems like PathGuy. "The creation of a pathologist / hobbyist computer programmer, it's an informative page giving a brief overview of the autopsy process, complete with cartoon illustrations. There are also links to a 'time of death determiner,' lecture notes, and a page listing organ weights. I submit this find in the hopes that 'pathguy.com' will be as interesting a read for you as it was for myself."
Note from Leslie: If any of you are concerned that MY personal alliance is Satan, that is NOT the case. I do NOT write the Morbid Fact du Jour newsletter.
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