It was a steep drop, and a matter of a few moments before the Tejas fighter jet crashed during an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show on Friday. The video of the crash, which quickly went viral on social media, shows the jet erupting into a massive fireball as it plummeted down, with plumes of smoke billowing.

Authorities blared sirens after the IAF jet crashed. The pilot operating the warplane was killed in the crash, as per Dubai's state-run media.

When did the Tejas jet crash?

The Indian Tejas jet crashed around 2:10 pm local time on Friday, and was manufactured by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

Eyewitnesses told AFP that the warplane executed a low roll before bursting into flames in the crash — about a mile (1.6 kilometres) from the show site.

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