Fujita Airlines
Encyclopedia
was an airline
in Japan
, formerly known as Nippon Yuran Airlines. The airline operated various types of propeller aircraft, including the Cessna 170
, de Havilland Dove
and Fokker F27
.
On August 17, 1963, JA6155, a Fujita de Havilland Heron
, crashed off Hachijo Island, killing 19 passengers and crew. The company merged into All Nippon Airways
that November.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, formerly known as Nippon Yuran Airlines. The airline operated various types of propeller aircraft, including the Cessna 170
Cessna 170
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, de Havilland Dove
De Havilland Dove
The de Havilland DH.104 Dove was a British monoplane short-haul airliner from de Havilland, the successor to the biplane de Havilland Dragon Rapide and was one of Britain's most successful post-war civil designs...
and Fokker F27
Fokker F27
The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.-Design and development:Design of the Fokker F27 started in the 1950s as a replacement to the successful Douglas DC-3 airliner...
.
On August 17, 1963, JA6155, a Fujita de Havilland Heron
De Havilland Heron
The de Havilland DH.114 Heron was a small, propeller-driven British airliner that first flew on 10 May 1950. It was a development of the twin-engine de Havilland Dove, with a stretched fuselage and two more engines. It was designed as a rugged, conventional low-wing monoplane with tricycle...
, crashed off Hachijo Island, killing 19 passengers and crew. The company merged into All Nippon Airways
All Nippon Airways
, also known as or ANA, is one of the largest airlines in Japan. It is headquartered at the Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 35 international routes and employed over 14,000 employees as of May 2009...
that November.