August 12 marked the two-month anniversary of that terrible tragedy. An Air India Boeing 787 crashed approximately 35 seconds after takeoff with a full passenger load in Ahmedabad on its way to London Gatwick, killing more than 260 people - 241 on the plane and 19 on the ground.p
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