Haneda air traffic control missed warning alert in JAL collision

Runway monitor in working order before crash that killed 5 coast guard members

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Investigators comb through the wreckage left by the deadly plane collision at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

KOJI MURAKOSHI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Air traffic controllers at Tokyo's Haneda Airport did not notice the Japan Coast Guard aircraft entering the runway before Tuesday's deadly plane collision even though a warning system was in working order, Nikkei has learned.

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