Overview
- The jet went down around 14:10 local time during a maneuver on the show’s final day, according to event and government statements.
- Dubai’s media office said fire and rescue teams responded quickly and secured the scene.
- The Indian Air Force expressed condolences and said a commission will investigate the crash.
- Eyewitness videos circulating on social media show the aircraft plummeting and erupting in a fireball on impact.
- The aircraft was a Tejas built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, and Indian officials had a day earlier rejected social-media claims of an oil leak involving the type.