Tributes are starting to pour in for the British passengers who were aboard the doomed . The Boeing 787-8 aircraft was destined for and had 242 people on board when it crashed in Ahmedabad, in western India, on Thursday.

A total of 53 British nationals were on board, including Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, believed to be . Now, more details are starting to emerge about other Brits on the flight. Akeel Nanabawa, his wife Hannaa Vorajee and their daughter, who lived in Gloucester, were on board the plane, the reports.

Couple Fiongal and Jamie Greenlaw-Meek , it was previously reported.

As details of the passengers start to emerge, tributes are being shared on social media. The Facebook page of the Rising Stars YFC shared a poignant message dedicated to Akeel Nanabawa, in which he was hailed a "community diamond".

The post read: "With a heavy heart, we share the painful and tragic news, one of our dear brothers, Akeel Nanabawa, sadly along with his family, tragically died in the plane crash earlier today. His beautiful Angel daughter, a regular at training with her dad.

"Please remember the family at this difficult time. Akeel, a community diamond, always happy to help anyone and everyone. An ambassador of our men's team, whose generous personality was infectious."

A statement from the Gloucester Muslim Society, which names the three victims, also paid tribute to the family, saying: "Today, we are profoundly heartbroken by the devastating loss of life in the catastrophic crash of Flight AI171, traveling from Ahmedabad to London."

The Dreamliner, which was more than 10 years old, reached an altitude of 625 feet shortly after taking off, before it started to descend with a vertical speed of 475 feet per minute, according to Flightradar24.

The aircraft tracking service added the plane's signal was lost at 1.38pm local time.