First, a mayday call from the cockpit of Air India flight 171, just moments after take off.
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Then a total loss of communication with air traffic control.
Seconds later the plane had plunged down onto a built up area just outside the Ahmedabad airport perimeter.
169 Indian nationals and 53 Britons were on board, making this one of the worst air disasters involving UK nationals since 9/11.
A warning: this report contains distressing scenes from the start.
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