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The Air India Flight That Crashed Within Minutes Of Take Off

Nearly 4 decades ago, Air India flight 855 headed for Dubai, only to be turned into smoke within minutes of its take-off. This flight was termed Emperor Ashoka and advertised as ‘Your Palace in the Sky’. It was New Year’s Day in 1978, the flight departed from Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport at Santacruz. But it underwent a downward spiral crashing 3 km…