The Air India crash this morning looks set to go down as one of the most horrifying aviation disasters of modern times. Flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, was travelling from Ahmedabad, India, to London Gatwick, United Kingdom, and crashed shortly after take-off at 13:38. To rub salt into the wound, the plane crashed into a dense urban area, specifically a building providing accommodation for doctors.
Video footage of the crash shows a colossal fireball, caused by the plane being full of fuel for its flight around the world and, in initial reports, the local police commissioner said there “appears to be no survivors” from the 242 passengers and crew.
