Aviation India crash: In the devastating air tragedy 12. Among the dead was the former main Minister Gujarat Vijay Rupani, who traveled to London to meet his daughter.
The London flight AI171 lost an altitude just a few minutes after its ascent and crashed into a residential building near the airport, caused massive fire and expanded panic. Police Commissioner Ahmedabad confirmed the recovery of 204 bodies, with many injured to hospitals.
Vijay Rupani: The second gujarat cm to die in an air accident
Vijay Rupani’s death places him among the tragic list of Indian main ministers who lost their lives in air accidents.
He is the second former Chief Minister Gujarat, who died in such a disaster and joined the leader of the Balwantrai Meht Congress, the second main minister of the state whose aircraft was shot down during the Indo-Pak war in 1965.
The Balwantrai Mehta aircraft was attacked by a pilot of the Pakistan Air Force, killed him, his wife, three employees, two crews and a journalist.
Other remarkable chief ministers who died in aerial accidents include Ys Rajasekhar Reddy of Andr Pradesh, who died in the helicopter accident due to poor weather and mechanical failure, and Dorjee Khand from Arunachal Pradesh, who died in the helicopter crash in 2011. weather conditions.
What do we know about an air india’s aircraft crash
Flight AI171, operated by Dreamliner Boeing 787-8, left at 13:38 at Ahmedabad airport with 242 people on board, including nationals from India, Great Britain, Canada and Portugal.
Just a few minutes after the take -off Air India lost altitude and crashed into the doctor’s hostel building in the Meghani Nagar area near the Ahmedabad Airport.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is considered one of the most advanced and most effective aircraft in operation with a strong safety record and without previous fatal accidents. Boeing said he was fully cooperating with the investigators. The aircraft included had an average flight period of over 41,000 hours.
The cause of the accident remains the subject of the investigation, while the black cabinet has been restored to provide key data.
Remembering CMS lost in air accidents
Balwantrai Mehta (Gujarat)
Congress’s leader and the second main Minister Gujarat died in September 1965 when his plane shot down the Pakistani Air Force during the Indo-Pak War and killed all the deck, including his wife and employees.
YS Rajasekhara Reddy (Andhra Presh)
Then Chief Minister Andhra Pradesh YSR Reddy died in a helicopter accident in 2009 due to mechanical failure and bad weather when flying over dense forest terrain. All on board died.
Dorjee Khanda (Arunacal Pradesh)
Former Chief Minister of Aruunach Pradesh Dorje Khanda lost his life in the 2011 helicopter accident under unfavorable weather conditions in the mountainous area of Arunacal Pradesh. His son Pem Khanda is the current main minister Arunacal Pradesh.
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