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Time of India
4 days ago
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- Time of India
Lt Col Deepika Chauhan Pays Tribute to Husband Lt Col (retd.) Rajveer Singh Chauhan
News • 5 days ago An Air India flight bound for London, carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport. Designated AI171, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner took off at 1:38 PM IST and crashed near the Medani area just five minutes later. Massive plumes of black smoke were seen as fire engines and emergency teams rushed to the scene. The flight crew included Captain Sumit Sabharwal, an experienced pilot with over 8,200 flying hours, and Co-Pilot Clive Kunder with 1,100 hours. A 'MAYDAY' call was issued moments before communication was lost. The cause of the crash remains unknown and will only be confirmed after the black box is recovered and analyzed.
Time of India
4 days ago
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- Time of India
Iranians rush to flee Tehran as Israel issues chilling warning to evacuate
News • 5 days ago An Air India flight bound for London, carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport. Designated AI171, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner took off at 1:38 PM IST and crashed near the Medani area just five minutes later. Massive plumes of black smoke were seen as fire engines and emergency teams rushed to the scene. The flight crew included Captain Sumit Sabharwal, an experienced pilot with over 8,200 flying hours, and Co-Pilot Clive Kunder with 1,100 hours. A 'MAYDAY' call was issued moments before communication was lost. The cause of the crash remains unknown and will only be confirmed after the black box is recovered and analyzed.
Time of India
4 days ago
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- Time of India
Air India Captain Sumeet Sabharwal's father bids his son a final goodbye
News • 5 days ago An Air India flight bound for London, carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport. Designated AI171, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner took off at 1:38 PM IST and crashed near the Medani area just five minutes later. Massive plumes of black smoke were seen as fire engines and emergency teams rushed to the scene. The flight crew included Captain Sumit Sabharwal, an experienced pilot with over 8,200 flying hours, and Co-Pilot Clive Kunder with 1,100 hours. A 'MAYDAY' call was issued moments before communication was lost. The cause of the crash remains unknown and will only be confirmed after the black box is recovered and analyzed.
United News of India
5 days ago
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- United News of India
Maha: Captain Sumit Sabharwal cremated in Mumbai
Mumbai, June 17 (UNI) Captain Sumit Sabharwal who was among 241 victims on board ill fated Air India Flight 171 that crashed near Ahmedabad airport on June 12, was cremated in crematorium at Chakala in suburban Andheri on Tuesday. Following the AI plane crash, the bodies of the deceased are being handed over to the relatives of the deceased after testing their DNA samples for the last four days. After the body of Sabharwal reached his house at Powai in Mumbai today, the residents of the society had gathered in large numbers. The 88-year-old father of Captain Sabharwal was deeply moved after seeing the body of his son and paid his last respects to his son. Finally, the body of Captain Sabharwal was cremated in an electric crematorium at Chakala. MLA Dilip Lande, industrialist Niranjan Hiranandani and locals and relatives were present for the funeral. UNI SP SS
Time of India
5 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Stories of Loss, Grief and Heartbreaks from Air India Crash
News • 5 days ago An Air India flight bound for London, carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport. Designated AI171, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner took off at 1:38 PM IST and crashed near the Medani area just five minutes later. Massive plumes of black smoke were seen as fire engines and emergency teams rushed to the scene. The flight crew included Captain Sumit Sabharwal, an experienced pilot with over 8,200 flying hours, and Co-Pilot Clive Kunder with 1,100 hours. A 'MAYDAY' call was issued moments before communication was lost. The cause of the crash remains unknown and will only be confirmed after the black box is recovered and analyzed.
