As news of the Ahmedabad crash came in, families of the victims of Flight 182 from 1985 immediately expressed shock, concern, sympathy and memories.

Perhaps the flight number was different. Perhaps his brother had missed the plane."I told my sister it couldn't be the same one," he says.Then came an unverified list circulating online, claiming to show survivors.

An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operating as Flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick Airport crashed shortly after takeoff this afternoon, killing all 242 people on board. The aircraft was carrying 232 passengers and 10 crew members.