New Delhi: Indian authorities are working closely with officials in the United Arab Emirates to recover the black box of the Tejas fighter jet that crashed during an aerobatic display at the Dubai Air Show on Friday. The accident claimed the life of Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Namansh Syal, whose body is being brought to Delhi today for further formalities and honours.

The Tejas aircraft went down while performing a low altitude manoeuvre, sending up thick smoke and shocking thousands of spectators at the event. The IAF confirmed the pilot’s death soon after the crash and ordered a detailed Court of Inquiry to determine what led to the loss of the indigenous fighter.

Wing Commander Syal, 37, belonged to Himachal Pradesh and was known as a skilled and disciplined officer. Mes

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