New Zoomed-In Video Shows Tejas Jet Crashing During Maneuvers

There exists also a new chilling zoomed in video of the time of Tejas fighter jet crash in Dubai Airshow on Friday, in which the pilot can be seen maneuvering the plane before turning into a fireball on crashing.

The tragic crash claimed the life of Indian Air Force pilot, Wing Commander Namansh Syal who was piloting Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA Mk-1) at Dubai Airshow.

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On the last day of the event, the 37-year old pilot, who had been well known in his sharp skills and his adventurous flying spirit, was on a low level aerobatic manoeuvre, and this unfortunate fighter jet crashed down.

In the new video, the Tejas fighter jet is close-up crashing and trying to make some stunts when there are several turns in the air and then the jet has to fall in free fall and hits the ground causing a massive explosion of smoke and dust. Within no time the place where the crash has happened is caught by fire.

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Another video of Wing Commander Syal earlier emerged and he was seen at the event in company of other dignitaries prior to the tragic crash which claimed his life.

The video shows him with a Minister of State of Defence, Sanjay Seth, the Envoy of India to the UAE, Deepak Mittal as well as the Additional Secretary (Gulf) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Aseem R Mahajan. The video was not recorded at what time it happened during the Airshow that began on November 17 and was due to end on November 21.

Syal was born in Wing Commander in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh and he has a six year old daughter, a wife who was also an officer in the IAF and parents.

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According to the defence expert Captain Anil Gaur (Retd.), the pilot could have lost control or there was a blackout as a result of g-forces caused by gravity and all that can only be known after retrieving the cockpit data.

"Pilots wear a G-suit so that the blood does not pool in their legs; there might have been an issue with that. What exactly happened can only be determined once the cockpit data is retrieved. I express my condolences to the family of the pilot," ANI news agency quoted Gaur as saying.

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