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Toa Airways (東亜航空, Tōa Kōkū) was a Japanese airline and the predecessor of Japan Air System. Founded on November 30, 1953,[1] it merged with Japan Domestic Airlines on May 15, 1971, to form Toa Domestic Airlines, which went on to become Japan Air System.[2]

Toa Airways

IATA ICAO Callsign TAW TOA DOMES
Founded	1953
Ceased operations	1971
Headquarters	Hiroshima, Japan

Aircraft operated

During operations, Toa Airways operated the following types:

• de Havilland Dove
• de Havilland Heron
• Convair CV-240 family
• Beechcraft Model 18
• Beechcraft Twin Bonanza
• NAMC YS-11
• Cessna 170

Accidents and incidents

• Flight 63- A NAMC YS-11A-217 crashed en route from Chitose Airport near Sapporo, Japan to Hakodate Airport. After arriving in Hakodate airspace, the plane was descending below 1800 meters when it crashed into the south face of Yokotsudake (Yokotsu Mountain). All 64 passengers and four crew on board perished. The cause of the crash was determined to be pilot error that followed strong winds pushing the plane off course.[3]

References

External links

• News On The Successing Of Japan Domestic Airlines And Toa Japanese Airlines

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[de] Toa Airways

Toa Airways (Tōa Kōkū, jap. 東亜航空), im Markenauftritt auch TAW, war eine am 26. November 1953 gegründete japanische Inlandsfluggesellschaft. Die Fluggesellschaft flog hauptsächlich den japanischen Flugzeugtyp NAMC YS-11. Am 15. Mai 1971 fusionierte sie mit der Japan Domestic Airlines (Nihon Kokunai Kōkū) zur Toa Domestic Airlines (Tōa Kokunai Kōkū).

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