Air India Flight 182 - Wikipedia
At 00:15 UTC (8:15 p.m., 22 June) on 23 June, Air India Flight 181, a Boeing 747-237B named Emperor Kanishka, departed Toronto Pearson International Airport for Montréal–Mirabel International Airport.
Victims of the Air India bombing in 1985 - War Memorial
On 23 June 1985, the Boeing 747-237B serving the flight (c/n 21473/330, registration VT-EFO, "Emperor Kanishka") was destroyed by a bomb at an altitude of 31,000 feet (9,400 m). It crashed into the Atlantic Ocean while in Irish airspace. It was the first bombing of a 747 jumbo jet.
Air India Flight 182 disaster | Cause, Investigation, & Ireland ...
Sep 26, 2024 · Air India Flight 182 disaster, passenger jet explosion off the coast of Ireland on June 23, 1985, that claimed the lives of all 329 passengers and crew members. Sikh extremists were accused of sabotaging the Air India aircraft, and one suspect was convicted in 2003. Flight 182 was en route from.
All you need to know about the Kanishka air crash, the ... - India …
Jan 28, 2016 · In the wee hours of Sunday, June 23, 1985, an Air India Boeing - Kanishka - named after the Kushan dynasty emperor Kanishka, flying from Toronto to Bombay, plunged into the Atlantic Ocean killing all 329 passengers and 22 crew members.
From the archives (1985) | Destination disaster: How Air India’s ill ...
Jun 21, 2022 · In the agonising hours and days after Air-India's Boeing 747 Kanishka plunged into a watery cemetery off the Irish coast in the early hours of Sunday, June 23, with 329 passengers on board, the sorrow and despair was replaced by shock, horror and outrage.
June 23, 1985: When Air India’s Kanishka jumbo jet was blown up …
Jun 25, 2024 · On June 23, 1985, a bomb exploded aboard Air India Flight 182 flying from Montreal in Canada to London, from where it was scheduled to go to New Delhi. It was a Boeing 747 wide-body jumbo, christened Emperor Kanishka.
Air India Flight 182 - Hindustan Times
On June 23, 1985, the Air India Boeing 747, named after the Kushan dynasty emperor Kanishka, took off from Toronto for a journey that was scheduled to include stops at Montreal’s Mirabel...
39 years since Air India Kanishka bombing: What happened
Jun 23, 2024 · Sunday marks 39 years since the Kanishka, a Boeing 747-237B, was destroyed by a bomb while en route from Montreal to London, with final destinations in Delhi and Mumbai. The explosion, which occurred at 31,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean, killed all 329 passengers and crew members on board.
Aviation Photo #1223752 Boeing 747-237B - Air-India
"Emperor Kanishka" this photo was taken just 2 weeks before the aircraft crashed into the Atlantic off the West coast of Ireland due to a terrorist bomb on 23.06.85 - Photo taken at London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL) in England, United Kingdom on June 10, 1985.
Kanishka bombing: 31 years after plane went down, convict walks
Feb 4, 2016 · On June 23, 1985, a bomb exploded aboard Emperor Kanishka or Air India Flight 182, a Boeing 747 aircraft flying on the Montreal-London route, with New Delhi as the final destination.