A Japan Airlines 747-400 and DC-10

A Japan Airlines 747-400 and DC-10 took evasive action to avoid a collision at 36,000-ft. altitude on Jan. 31, creating negative gs and injuring 35 people on the 747. The aircraft passed within 10 meters (33 ft.) of each other, according to a report filed by a 747 crewman, an official of Japan's...

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