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Home / News / World News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Pilot dies as IAF`s Tejas fighter jet crashes during Dubai Air Show

IN PHOTOS: Pilot dies as IAF`s Tejas fighter jet crashes during Dubai Air Show

Updated On: 21 November, 2025 07:47 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

A fighter jet Tejas of the Indian Air Force crashed during an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show on Friday killing its pilot, the IAF said. Pics/PTI and X (@DXBMediaOffice)

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A fighter jet Tejas of the Indian Air Force crashed during an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show on Friday killing its pilot, the IAF said. Pics/PTI and X (@DXBMediaOffice)

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A fighter jet Tejas of the Indian Air Force crashed during an aerial display at the Dubai Air Show on Friday killing its pilot, the IAF said. Pics/PTI and X (@DXBMediaOffice)
<p>Visuals of the crash showed the jet dropping altitude and then crashing on the ground, before being engulfed in a ball of fire</p>

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Visuals of the crash showed the jet dropping altitude and then crashing on the ground, before being engulfed in a ball of fire

<p>On Friday, the jet crashed in the afternoon local time while flying a demonstration flight at the prestigious air show</p>

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On Friday, the jet crashed in the afternoon local time while flying a demonstration flight at the prestigious air show

<p>"An IAF Tejas aircraft met with an accident during an aerial display at Dubai Air Show, today. The pilot sustained fatal injuries in the accident," an IAF statement said</p>

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"An IAF Tejas aircraft met with an accident during an aerial display at Dubai Air Show, today. The pilot sustained fatal injuries in the accident," an IAF statement said

<p>"IAF deeply regrets the loss of life and stands firmly with the bereaved family in this time of grief. A court of inquiry is being constituted, to ascertain the cause of the accident," the IAF said in a brief statement posted on its X handle</p>

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"IAF deeply regrets the loss of life and stands firmly with the bereaved family in this time of grief. A court of inquiry is being constituted, to ascertain the cause of the accident," the IAF said in a brief statement posted on its X handle

<p>Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan said the armed forces stand firmly with the bereaved family in this time of grief</p>

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Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan said the armed forces stand firmly with the bereaved family in this time of grief

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