Wing Commander Namansh Syal died on November 21 after the Tejas LCA he was flying lost control, plunged and caught fire.

The mortal remains of Wing Commander Namansh Syal, the Indian Air Force pilot who died in a Tejas fighter jet crash at the Dubai Air Show, arrived in his native Himachal Pradesh on Sunday.

The IAF aircraft carrying his body landed at Kangra airport, from where it will be taken to his ancestral village in Nagrota Bagwan (Patiyalkar) for his final rites.

Before returning home, Wing Commander Syal’s body was flown to Sulur Air Force Station, near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. The Coimbatore District Collector, Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar, paid tribute by laying a wreath at the base, as IAF personnel and local officials honored the fallen pilot.

Wing Commander Namansh Syal

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