FOUR decades on, the doomed Japan Airlines Flight 123 crash remains one of the world’s worst aviation disasters of all time.

The family of Sam Lilley, the co-pilot of a January flight that collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., has become respected advocates for air safety.

Aug. 12 marked 40 years since a Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash claimed the lives of 520 passengers and crew members. It is hoped that those involved will continue their efforts to pass down the memory ...