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- Nuclear physicist Homi Jehangir Bhabha was killed in a tragic crash aboard in January 24, 1966.
- Sanjay Gandhi, younger son of Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandh and Lok Sabha MP was killed in an air crash at the age of 34.
- Last year, former Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP leader Vijay Rupani was one of the victims of the Air India crash which killed 242.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four other persons were killed in an aircraft crash on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred when the plane carrying Pawar, 66, and others was trying to land in Pune's Baramati area.
The incident has brought back memories of other major air tragedies in which political heavyweights and prominent personalities lost their lives. |