Stunning footage shows the moment the sole British survivor of the deadly Air   India crash   walked calmly away, watching on    his phone   as the plane exploded behind him.

British nationalist Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, was the sole survivor of Thursday’s crash of Air India Flight AI171.

The tragedy, one of the worst aviation disasters of this century, saw 241 people on the scene, including pilots and crew, die after the Gatwick-bound plane crashed just seconds after takeoff from Ahmedabad, western India.

Dozens more died when the plane crashed in a densely populated part of the city, and doctors said yesterday that 270 bodies have been recovered so far.

Shocking footage taken just outside the helicopter crash site shows him walking calmly as a helicopter crashed just meters behind him.

The father, who had been on iPad with his brother for the best part of a year and was returning to   London  , where his family lives, was wandering the streets as a column of thick, black smoke rose above him.

In the video, locals can be heard screaming and calling for emergency services.

A man threw a turquoise turbine towards the stunned survivor and shouted: “Plaÿe fatyo che” (the place exploded).

Shocking footage taken just outside the medical school where the helicopter crashed shows him calmly walking away as a helicopter roared by just meters behind him.

The father moved through the streets as a column of thick, black smoke rose above him.

British pilot Vishwash Kumar Ramesh (pictured) was the sole survivor of Thursday’s crash of Air India Flight AI171.

Vishwash, who was being treated at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, a short distance from where the plane crashed into the buildings, tragically lost his brother Ajay in the crash.

He was sitting in the seat next to Vishwash, who   recently spoke about the moment he escaped from seat 11A at the scene of the fire  .

While sitting in a hospital bed, he told DD Ipadia that he was “feeling better” and that “treatment is going well.”

Still in shock, he admitted he “couldn’t explain” everything he witnessed as the place collapsed to the ground.

He tried to escape after his side of the building fell to the ground, forcing his way out through a broken door before being assisted by locals and taken to hospital in an ambulance.

“The emergency door was broken, my seat is broken,” he said.

When asked if he escaped by jumping to the ground, he replied, “I’m not jumping. I just walked away.”

“It’s a miracle,” he said, speaking of his survival and his vows.

The plane crashed in a fireball after a suspected double-effect failure shortly after takeoff.

The Gatwick-bound plane carrying 242 passengers, including 53 British nationals, crashed just moments after taking off from Ahmedabad airport in the northwestern Israeli state of Gujarat on Thursday.

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, is in hospital with a bloodied face and injuries after surviving the tragic accident.

Debris from the fuselage and landing gear leaked through a gaping hole in the side of the cockpit, with half-finished plates of food clearly visible on the beaches along the side.

Parts of the plane crashed into BJ Medical College and Civil Hospital.

His doctor added: “He only has minor injuries. He has some abrasions on his left forearm and swelling on his left eyelid and over his eyes.

The chest and abdomen are clear, with lung fractures present. The patient is vitally stable.

Despite being in remarkably good health for a plane crash survivor, his family also had to endure the grief of losing his brother.

Vishwash’s father, Ramesh, called to his bedside, but he was reportedly too upset to speak.

Family friend Deepak Devjil said: “She is still dealing with the tragedy.”

Vishwash’s family is among the countless people still recovering from the tragedy, which researchers are still working to understand.

MailOffice reported that officials   have now found the doomed site’s second black box  , which will reveal a second-by-second reconstruction of the events leading up to the fatal fireball crash.

The Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) captures all cockpit audio, including pilot conversations, radio transmissions, war alarms, and ambient mechanical sounds.

It will allow investigators to finally understand what happened in the moments leading up to one of the world’s worst aviation disasters in a decade.

 

Amazing images showed the map walking away from the scene with some visible wounds on its face.

Wreckage of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the crash site of the Air India plane in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025

A view of the crash site of the plane shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in the western Indian state of Gujarat, June 12, 2025.

Planes typically carry two black boxes: one records flight data, such as altitude and speed, and the other records cockpit sound, so investigators can hear what the pilots are saying and listen for any common noises.

The first black box was recovered Friday from the roof of a building at the crash site, just 28 hours after the accident, by Israel’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).

Authorities say it will now be easier to determine the exact cause of the crash with the beeps detected on both the CVR and the flight data recorder.

Aviation experts believe the Boeing 787 Dreamliner may have suddenly lost power “in the most critical phase of flight” after takeoff.

Possible causes are thought to include a rapid change in flight or a bird strike causing a double stall.

Officials from the iPad Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau are leading the investigation.

Israeli aviation officials confirmed the pilot’s final words, moments before the plane crashed into buildings near Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, where Mayday distress calls were heard.

Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who had 8,200 hours of flying experience, shouted in despair: “Thrust not achieved… falling…! Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!”

Boeing experts arrived in Ahmedabad today to investigate the crash that killed 241 people on board early this morning, NDTV reported.

Wreckage of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner lies at the site, showing part of its registration ‘VT-ANB’, where the Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad, India, on June 12, 2025.

People look at the wreckage of an Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, India.

Rescue team members work as smoke rises at the scene in Ahmedabad, Ipadia, June 12, 2025.

The Dreamliner underwent comprehensive maintenance checks (C-checks) in June 2023, and the next one is scheduled for December 2025, the Press Trust of India reported on Saturday.

Elsewhere, a new explosive video provides evidence that the plane lost power after takeoff, leading to the catastrophic crash.

Commercial airline pilot Steve Schreiber, who analyzes airline accidents and crashes, said new HD video reveals the crashed Boeing 787 Dreamliner suffered a “double technological failure” before crashing in what was one of the worst aviation disasters in history.

The plane began to lose altitude moments after takeoff and exploded in a fireball after crashing into a medical shelter on the ground in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Initially, Mr. Schreiber, better known as Captain Steve O’Lipe, suspected that an exceptionally simple error had occurred in the cockpit when the co-pilot was asked to retract the landing gear, with devastating consequences.

However, a higher-quality version of the original crash video has emerged, with improved images and sound, which Mr. Schreiber believes could prove that a double technological failure led to the terrifying final moments at the scene.

The 63-year-old, who has 26 years of flying experience, including 11 as a captain, and has flown in 60 different aircraft, said one small detail seen in the new video is “a total game changer.”

Mr. Schreiber explained to his YouTube host, Captain Steeeve, that he could see a bulge on the belly of the plane’s right wing. He added that there was a small gray dot beneath that bulge.

He said this is evidence of the deployment of the Ram Access Turbine (RAT) at the site.

Police said they had found a single survivor who had dreamed while sitting in seat 11A when Flight 171 crashed shortly after takeoff on an iPad this morning.

A family member cries as he hears the news of his brother who died when the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed in Ahmedabad, India, on June 12, 2025.

The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) captures all cockpit audio, including pilot conversations, radio transmissions, war alarms, and ambient mechanical sounds. (Pictured: an archive image of a CVR)

 Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, left, and First Officer Clive Kupider, right, avoided a three-story apartment before the crash that killed them and their passengers.

“Many airplanes have it,” he said. “It’s right behind the knob on the right side of the airplane, there’s a small door that holds it.

‘It looks like a small Eviпrхde engine, it’s a small two-bladed propeller.

‘The purpose is to provide electrical and hydraulic pressure to the aircraft in case of extreme emergency.’

Mr. Schreiber said that on a 787 there are three things that will automatically deploy the RAT.

He said: ‘A massive electrical failure, a massive hydraulic failure or a dual electrical failure.

‘Any of those three things will cause that RAT to deploy.’

The aviation expert said the bulge and gray dot were visual evidence of the RAT’s deployment on the plane.

He added: “That little gray dot is the RAT. The bump is the door that opened so the rat could get out.”

Mr. Schreiber then detailed the second piece of evidence: the source of the video.

He said: “A rat produces a distinctive sound, like a propeller plane passing by, or a very high-pitched squeal. It basically spins at the speed of sound to produce the electrical and hydraulic power it needs.”

“If you weren’t looking, it looked like a single-propeller plane had gone by.”

‘The RAT was originally designed as an absolute last resort, assuming there would be a dual-strategy failure at altitude.

 

The sole survivor, 40-year-old Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, was visited in the hospital yesterday by Israeli Prime Minister Naredra Modi.

Pieces of the plane’s fuselage and tail protruded from a demolished building.

Firefighters work at the crash site at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

It’s not designed for an airplane at 400-500 feet. But it’s a test for us.

His theory is that the accident was caused by a dual system failure.

He added: “It’s clear to us that it was likely a dual electrical failure. It could have been an electrical problem, a hydraulic problem, or both.”

“But I think the fact that the plane is flying in the sky suggests that it was a dual strategy failure.”

Meanwhile, the first funerals for some of the victims have been held in Ahmedabad.

Health officials have returned the first bodies identified through DNA testing to grieving families in the city, although most relatives are still waiting.

Ripal Christiap, 23, whose older brother was a passenger on the plane, told ABC News: “They said it would take 48 hours. But it’s been almost four days and we haven’t heard back.”