Tejas pilot’s father found about the crash from YouTube

The father got to know about his pilot son’s death while he was scrolling through videos of the Dubai Airshow on YouTube.

A shocking incident had shook everyone, where IAF pilot NamanshSyal died in the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA MK-1) crashed during a demonstration flight at the Dubai Airshow. The pilot’s father has now revealed that he learned of the crash while scrolling through YouTube videos.

Tejas pilot’s father learned about the crash through YouTube.

The father ofWing Commander NamanshSyal was scrolling through videos on YouTube when he came across reports of the Tejas jet crash that killed the Indian Air Force (IAF) officer on Friday at the Dubai Airshow. He said he has spoken with his son a day before the incident. IAF pilot Syal’s father also said that he found out about the crash while searching for videos of the Airshow on YouTube. The Indian Express quoted his father, JaganNathSyal, as saying, “Around 4 pm today, I was searching videos of the ongoing air show in Dubai on YouTube when I saw reports about the plane crash.” While speaking to his son a day earlier, his pilot son had told him to watch his performance on television or YouTube.

“I realised something bad happened to my son.”

According to a report, after seeing the reports, JaganNath immediately called his daughter-in-law and Namansh’s wife, who is also an IAF Wing Commander. The father, a retired school principal from Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra, said, “Moments later, at least six Air Force officers arrived at our house and I realised something bad happened to my son.”

Visuals of the incident showed how the Tejas jet nosedived during the Airshow and crashed. In the video, people behind the camera can be heard gasping in shock as thick fumes of smoke was seen billowing from the crash’s spot. The pilot was performing low-level aerobatic manoeuvres when the crash took place on the final day of the air show, which had begun on November 17.