Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Namansh Syal was killed on Friday when a Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA Mk-1) crashed during a demonstration flight at the Dubai Airshow, the IAF confirmed.

Wing Commander Syal’s father, Jagan Nath Syal, said he discovered the tragic news while browsing videos of the airshow on YouTube. Speaking to The Indian Express, he shared that he had been looking for clips of the Tejas display when reports of the crash appeared on his screen.

He recalled that he had spoken with his son just a day earlier. During their conversation, Wing Commander Syal had encouraged his father to watch his performance at the event on television or online.

“After I saw the reports, I immediately called my daughter-in-law,” he said. Syal’s wife, who is also an IAF Wing Command

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