IAF, family and teary eyes bid farewell to wing commander Namansh Syal after Tejas crash | Photos

The last rites of wing commander Namansh Syal, the Indian Air Force pilot who died in a Tejas crash at the Dubai air show, took place in Kangra today.

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A wreath lies on the coffin of wing commander Namansh Syal in Kangra on Sunday. Syal died on November 21 after the Tejas LCA he was flying lost control, plunged and caught fire in Dubai. (ANI Video Grab)

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IAF wing commander and Syal's wife Afshan breaks down ahead of last rites of her late husband, who lost his life in Tejas aircraft accident at the Dubai Air Show. (ANI Video Grab)

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Colleagues and family of late IAF wing commander Namansh Syal gather at his residence in Kangra on Sunday. (ANI Video Grab)

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Wing commander Syal's cap rests in front of his picture at Coimbatore's air force Station, Sulur after he lost his life in Tejas aircraft accident at the Dubai air show. (ANI)

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IAF wing commander Namansh Syal's remains arrive at his residence in Kangra ahead of his last rites on Sunday. (ANI Video Grab)

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IAF personnel honour Namansh Syal with a gun salute during his last rites in Kangra on Sunday. (ANI Video Grab)

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IAF personnel bring the remains of wing commander Namansh Syal, who was killed during an aerial display at the Dubai air show, at his ancestral home for the last rites in Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. (PTI)

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A banner pays tribute to late IAF wing commander Namansh Syal, in Kangra on Sunday. Syal was killed on Nov. 21 after the indigenous multi-role Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas crashed during an aerial display. (PTI)

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IAF wing commander Afshan Akhtar, wife of late Namansh Syal, and other family members mourn as his remains were brought to his ancestral home in Kangra on Sunday. (PTI)

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Afshan Akhtar, Syal's wife breaks down as she salutes her late husband before bidding him a final farewell during his last rites in Kangra. (PTI)