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Word: kuma (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...disaster underscores the problem of crowded skies. Near-collisions have risen to an estimated 200 per year in Japan and 600 in the U.S. Ichikawa's instructor, Captain Tamotsu Kuma, said that "with civilian jets flying upstairs all the time and civilian propeller planes downstairs," it was almost inevitable that military aircraft would continue to stumble into commercial air lanes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DISASTERS: The Worst Ever | 8/9/1971 | See Source »

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