Air India Flight AI 171, carrying 242 passengers and crew, crashed into the hostel mess at BJ Medical College shortly after takeoff, resulting in 241 fatalities aboard and at least 38 on the ground. The entire city and the nation reel with grief,

As families endure the agonising wait of bringing their loved ones home, the Mirror looks at some of the hidden heartbreaks of those onboard the doomed flight

The flight was bound for England, where family and friends of some of the 241 victims on board, including 52 British nationals, were left searching for answers.