On This Day In 1979: The Disappearance Of Varig Flight 967

On January 30, 1979, a Boeing 707-323C cargo aircraft with the registration PP-VLU took off from Narita International Airport (NRT) en route to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Around 20 minutes into the flight, the crew contacted Narita tower for a routine check-in and said they were around 300 miles from the Japanese coast.