Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Afshan on Sunday paid her last respects to husband and fellow IAF officer Namansh Syal, who died in a jet crash at the Dubai Airshow earlier this week. Pictures and videos from Syal's hometown in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh show a teary-eyed Afshan saluting the deceased pilot's mortal remains. Wing Commander Syal was piloting the Tejas fighter jet during an aerial display at the high-profile aviation exhibition when the aircraft crashed.

IAF officer Afshan was in Kolkata for a training course when she received the news of her husband's death, The Times of India reported. She was reportedly commissioned into the the IAF in December 2011. Wing Commander Afshan has a six-year-old daughter with Wing Commander Syal, who also leaves behind his paren

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