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Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls flydubai cockpit attack
Original: ‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls flydubai cockpit attack https://www. theguardian.com/w
An Indian pilot, identified as Smit Machchhar, has spoken publicly about a cockpit attack aboard a flydubai flight, saying he was 'fighting for my life' during the incident. He has been widely praised as a hero for his actions, and the story is drawing attention across India, the UAE and the wider Middle East.
Why now: The pilot's firsthand account of a dramatic in-flight attack is newly published and resonating widely.
Smit MachchharflydubaiIndiaUnited Arab Emirates
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- ‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls flydubai cockpit attack https://www. theguardian.com/world/2026/oct /02/indian-pilot-smit-machchhar-recalls-flydubai-cockpit-attack # FlydubaiPlaneIncident # India # Israel # UnitedArabEmirates # SaudiArabia #… · theguardian_world_news@halo.nu · 1
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