Hyderabad, Jan. 28 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four other persons were killed after a plane crash in Pune district on Wednesday, January 28.

The incident occurred when the plane carrying Pawar (66) and others landed near Baramati.

List of air tragedies in India

Following is a list of prominent political and public figures who lost their lives in air disasters.

Homi Jehangir Bhabha (1966)

Homi Jehangir Bhabha, the pioneer of India's nuclear science programme, lost his life on January 24, 1966.

He was travelling on Air India Flight 101 when the aircraft crashed into Mont Blanc in the Swiss Alps.

The accident reportedly occurred due to an error in communication with Geneva air traffic control, leading to a fata...