It was a steep drop, and a matter of some moments earlier than the Tejas fighter jet crashed throughout an aerial show on the Dubai Air Present on Friday. The video of the crash, which shortly went viral on social media, reveals the jet erupting into an enormous fireball because it plummeted down, with plumes of smoke billowing.
Authorities blared sirens after the IAF jet crashed. The pilot working the warplane was killed within the crash, as per Dubai’s state-run media.
When did the Tejas jet crash?
The Indian Tejas jet crashed round 2:10 pm native time on Friday, and was manufactured by the Hindustan Aeronautics Restricted (HAL).
Eyewitnesses instructed AFP that the warplane executed a low roll earlier than bursting into flames within the crash — a few mile (1.6 kilometres) from the present website.
“A Tejas fighter plane from India taking part in at this time’s flying show on the Dubai Airshow has crashed, ensuing within the tragic loss of life of the pilot,” Dubai’s state-run media workplace posted on X.
Dubai Airshow
Dubai’s second airport, Al Maktoum Worldwide Airport, was internet hosting the biennial Dubai Air Present. The air present has been witness to main plane orders by each the long-haul provider Emirates and its lower-cost sister airline FlyDubai.
