Air India 747 crash near Ireland leaves 329 feared dead
An Air India jetliner plunges into the Atlantic off Ireland with 329 aboard while en route from Toronto to New Delhi. Debris and bodies cover five miles. explosion suspected, sabotage not ruled out. Aircraft originated in Toronto and stopped in Montreal before flying to London.
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Massive air search scours waters for missing India jet
A mass rescue operation coordinated by Ireland and Britain spans ships planes and helicopters from Ireland Britain and Iceland after an Air India jumbo jet disappeared off the Irish coast. The effort involves 14 British and American helicopters four recon aircraft and a fleet of more than a dozen vessels and planes with NATO support from Keflavik Iceland. The Nimrod recon plane from Kinloss RAF Base Scotland was among the first to respond at 9 11 a.m.
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Air India 747 crash over Atlantic shocks aviation world
The Air India Boeing 747 with 326 aboard crashed over the Atlantic, the first jet disaster on this trans Atlantic route in two decades. The incident highlights the Atlantic corridor as the world’s busiest, carrying about 20 million passengers yearly across 40 airlines.
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Air India's Worst Day in Aviation History
Air India suffered its fourth fatal crash involving the state owned carrier as a Boeing 747 with 326 people aboard went down in the North Atlantic about 120 miles off Ireland. No survivors were reported. Tim Keane of Ireland’s Shannon control center confirmed the loss.
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