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Air India crash: Kin wait in despair to take bodies of loved ones home

Days after the tragic Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad, which killed at least 270 people, every corner of the city’s civil hospital bore an atmosphere of grief and mourning.

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Air India captain sent mayday less than minute before crash, say authorities

Aviation ministry says Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner reached height of 650ft before rapidly descending and hitting ground 2km from airport

The Guardian - UK

At least 270 bodies recovered from Air India crash site in Ahmedabad

Most bodies are charred or mutilated, and the local authorities are working to identify them by matching DNA samples.

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UK investigators arrive in India as tributes pour in for plane crash victims

Air India confirmed 241 of the 242 people on board the plane were killed when it crashed and struck a medical college in Ahmedabad.

Evening Standard

Air India crash latest: Death toll rises to 270 as grieving families wait for bodies of loved ones

Grieving family members wait outside Ahmedabad hospital to collect bodies of loved ones killed in the Gatwick-bound flight disaster

Evening Standard

Survival And Loss In Air India Plane Disaster

Grieving families are mourning at least 279 killed when a London-bound passenger jet crashed in India, with the victims in Ahmedabad ranging from a top politician to a teenage tea seller.

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‘They were burnt beyond recognition’: Eyewitnesses of the Air India plane crash

Eyewitnesses of the Air India flight crash on Thursday in Ahmedabad reported a massive explosion, followed by thick smoke and panic as people fled their homes following the tragic incident.

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‘My grandson was burnt alive’: Grief engulfs neighbourhood where Air India crash killed dozens on the ground

As investigators sift through the wreckage of the Air India Dreamliner that plunged into a medical college complex in Ahmedabad, families mourn loved ones lost in an inferno, reports Namita Singh

The Independent UK

Mysterious Object Flying Off Doomed Air India Plane Seconds After Takeoff Sparks Wild Theories

"The airplane started falling apart as soon as it took off."

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner: a passenger and airline favourite, with some nightmares along the way

The Man Who Pays His Way: The first fatal crash of the 787 in Ahmedabad will sharply increase the focus on the plane’s airworthiness

The Independent UK

Tributes pour in for Britons killed in Air India plane crash

Two sisters in their early 20s on their way home from surprising their grandmother for her birthday are among the victims.

Evening Standard

Black Box Found At Site Of India Plane Crash That Killed 265

Investigators recovered a black box recorder on Friday from the crash site of a London-bound passenger jet that ploughed into a residential area of India's Ahmedabad city, killing at least 265 people on board and on the ground.

International Business Times

‘It’s all very raw’: Twenty victims of the Air India plane crash connected to the same London temple

Shri Rajrajeshwar Guruji International Siddhashram Shakti Centre said multiple worshippers had lost loved ones in the tragedy

The Independent UK

Final Words Of Air India Pilot To The Control Tower Right Before The Plane Crashed Are Revealed

New details emerge about the mayday distress call made by the pilot of fated Air India AI171

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‘Too many bodies to identify’: Gujarat man looks for missing mother, daughter, and answers, after crash

“They’re all saying the same thing – that there are too many bodies, and it’s hard to identify them,” says Thakur Ravi Prahlad, who has been frantically searching for any trace of his mother Sharlaben and his two-year-old daughter. Both were at the BJ Medical College hostel canteen in Ahmedabad…

The Guardian - UK

‘She was a wonder’: Ahmedabad reels amid aftermath of Air India plane crash

True scale of tragedy still unfolding as accounts from family members of those onboard begin to emerge

The Independent UK

Watch: Lone survivor of Air India crash gives first broadcast interview

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the only survivor of the Air India flight that crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad in western India, has given his first interview to broadcast media.

The Independent UK

Passenger on Air India plane shares video of ‘nothing working’ hours before crash

A passenger who claims to have taken a previous flight on an Air India aircraft immediately prior to it crashing in Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday (June 12), has posted footage of “nothing working” onboard on the plane.

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The Guardian - UK

One of two black boxes recovered from Air India wreckage, police sources say

Officers say 265 bodies found so far as families queue at Ahmedabad hospital to identify loved ones

The Independent UK

‘She said she’d return’: Final moments of pilots and crew who went down with doomed Air India flight

Captain Sumeet Sabharwal issued desperate mayday call as plane lost power shortly after leaving runway

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Man On Prior Flight Of Air India Boeing That Crashed Captured Defects On Video, Stuns People

Passenger on the same Air India plane that later crashed posts video from an earlier flight appearing to show systems not working properly before takeoff.

Evening Standard

Air India flight forced into emergency landing after bomb threat

Mid-air emergency comes day after flight to London Gatwick crashed after take-off from Ahmedabad killing 241 passengers on board

Al Jazeera

Investigators search Air India crash site as Modi meets lone survivor

One black box found as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the scene and calls the devastation ‘saddening’.

The Guardian - UK

Air India crash: investigators to focus on plane’s engine thrust, wing flaps and landing gear

Airline’s maintenance regime will also be scrutinised as experts offer theories for cause of disaster

Evening Standard

‘I saw people dying in front of my eyes’ – lone Air India plane crash survivor

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh spoke from his hospital bed following the fireball crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

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