Shizumanu taiyô (TV Series)
Warning: Not to be confused with the 2009 movie of the same name, which was adapted from the same novel.
TV Series (2016)
Japanese title: 沈まぬ太陽
Starring:
Takaya Kamikawa (Hajime Onchi)
Atsuro Watabe (Shiro Gyoten)
Yui Natsukawa (Ritsuko Onchi)
(Synopsis needed)
Boeing 747SR-46
While the show fictionalized the operator (National Airlines) and manufacturer's (Board Ways) name and aircraft registration, this aircraft is based off of Japan Airline's JA8119 (c/n 20783/230), which did indeed crash while operating as Flight 123 in the side of Mt. Osutaka on August 12, 1985.
Other Boeing 747s:
Douglas DC-8
Much like the real life JAL, National Airlines operated Douglas DC-8s (called "ST8"s in-universe) during the 1970s.
A NAL DC-8 parked inside/next to a hangar at Haneda Airport. It should be noted that this specific hangar would not have been constructed until the 1990s when the main facilities of the airport was moved outwards.
A newspaper article reporting a "NAL ST8" had crashed at Bangkok Airport
Douglas DC-8
Another airline, East African Airways, is seen operating a DC-8. This was a real airline jointly run by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda between 1946 and 1977. However, the airline never operated the DC-8, though the livery is somewhat close to that used on its other aircraft.
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