The unprecedented and shocking descent of the indigenous Tejas into a crash at the Dubai Air Show on Friday, left the spectators at the show in despair. While investigations are still ongoing and the real reason is still not clear, the tragic incident has claimed the life of Wing Commander Namansh Syal.

The young officer hailed from Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district and was known for his professionalism and calm precision in the cockpit. It was during a high-profile aerobatic display that the tragedy struck the fighter jet.

The accident occurred at 2:08 PM local time, while the Tejas was performing an aerial manoeuvre before an international audience. Eyewitnesses saw the aircraft pull up into a planned loop, flip into an inverted position, and then descend—part of a routine that typica

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