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Other sources (https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japan-airliner-fire-1.7072315 https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japan-airliner-fire-1.7072315) say that the coast guard
by icegreentea2 3y ago
Other sources (https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japan-airliner-fire-1.7072315 https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japan-airliner-fire-1.7072315) say that the coast guard aircraft was a dash-8.
- wkat4242 3y ago5 crew is a lot for a cargo flight actually. I wonder why there were so many on board.
- icegreentea2 3y agoI think it sometimes makes sense to carry extra people to help with offloading, depending on the situation. The Dash-8 is not a cargo aircraft - it's not like you can just roll pallets on and off. It's also possible that it would do a cargo run, and then do some surveillance operations (the JSDF employ the Dash-8 in the maritime surveillance role) to help with damage assessment.