Debris and teary goodbyes: Revisiting the Air India crash that killed 260

London-bound Air India flight with 242 passengers took off from Ahmedabad on June 12. Within seconds of take-off, the plane crashed on the BJ Medical College. ...read more

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Tail of the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that crashed, seen stuck on a building after the incident in Ahmedabad(Reuters)

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A police officer stands in front of the wreckage of the Ahmedabad-London Gatwick Air India 171 aircraft that crashed shortly after take-off.(HT)

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Wreckage of the Air India flight 171 along with debris at the crash site in Ahmedabad. (Bloomberg)

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Inside of the BJ medical college hostel mess after the Air India 171 aircraft crashed into the building, in Ahmedabad.(Reuters)

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A firefighter stands next to the crashed Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, in Ahmedabad.(Reuters)

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Rescue officials work at the site where Air India flight 171 crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad (AFP)

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Sister of plane crash victim Kongbrailatpam Nganthoi Sharma, a cabin crew member of the AI 171, mourns during her funeral ceremony in Imphal.(AFP)

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Air India Limited Retired Employees Association (AILREA) members gather for a prayer meeting to pay homage to the AI 171 crew members, who lost their lives in the plane crash.(ANI)

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Mother and sister of late Pilot Clive Kunder, pay their last respect to his mortal remains after Air India plane crash (Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times)

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Union Minister and BJP National President JP Nadda pays tribute to former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, who died in the Ahmedabad Air India plane crash(PTI)

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In this video grab via PMO, Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the lone survivor of Air India 171 plane crash.(PMO)