Tejas crash: Homage paid to Wing Commander Namansh Syal at Air Force Station Sulur, home to No. 45 Squadron

The body of Wing Commander Namansh Syal, who tragically lost his life in the Tejas plane crash during the Dubai Air Show, was brought to Sulur Air Force Station near Coimbatore on Sunday morning, 23 November 2025.

The Wing Commander was attached to the IAF’s No. 45 Squadron (Flying Daggers) based at Sulur Air Force Station, one of the two Squadrons operating the Light Compact Aircraft (LCA) HAL Tejas.

Sources said the bodies were brought to the IAF Hospital in Coimbatore late on Saturday, November 22, 2025, and were kept in the mortuary. The bodies were brought to Sulur Air Force Station at around 07:00 in the morning on Sunday, November 23, 2025, and placed on the asphalt, which is the Wing Commander’s house.

IAF officials, Coimbatore district Collector Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar and Coimbatore district Police Commissioner K. Karthikeyan paid tributes to the late fighter pilot.

Sources added that after paying tributes, the bodies were flown to the late officer’s hometown Himachal Pradesh by an IAF aircraft for the last rites.