The IAF pilot who died in the crash involving a Tejas fighter jet in Dubai has been identified as Wing Commander Namansh Syal. Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said in a post that the pilot hailed from the state’s Kangra district.

An Indian Air Force pilot was killed after a Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) crashed at the Dubai Air Show today (November 21) afternoon. This is the second Tejas crash in over two decades since the aircraft’s maiden flight.

Wing Commander Namnash Syal was identified as the pilot of the ill-fated Tejas fighter jet that crashed during the Dubai Airshow on Friday,.

Wing Commander Namansh Syal was the pilot who died in the IAF Tejas crash at the Dubai Airshow. The experienced fighter pilot was executing a display manoeuvre when the aircraft went down, prompting a full inquiry.

Soon after the crash, a ball of fire and a thick plume of black smoke is seen billowing across the airfield at Al Maktoum International Airport