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Air India Express plane crash, pilots may have attempted take off

Reconstructions were done by experts and engineers

There are 18 confirmed victims of the accident that took place three days ago, on Friday August 7, 2020, in the southern part of India. A plane of the Air India Express carrier crashed near Calicut airport, slipping over the runway due to rain and breaking into two sections. The flight had departed from Dubai and was repatriating several Indian citizens stranded in the UAE due to the coronavirus. Flight...

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