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Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.
Air India has confirmed that 241 people, including 52 British nationals who were on board the flight, were killed in the crash.
A father of two who had traveled from the U.K. to India to spread his wife's ashes died in the Air India crash on June 12, leaving the couple's two daughters, ages 4 and 8, orphaned. Arjun Patoliya, 37,
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Asianet Newsable on MSNWhat caused Air India AI171 crash? Aviation expert blames flap error, says aircraft lost liftIn a YouTube video, Captain Steve, who has flown both the Boeing 777 and the Boeing 787, said, "Three main theories revolve around the loss of lift of this aeroplane."