Was In, Out Of Consciousness

Smit Machchhar said that the Omani co-pilot sneaked in from behind and hit him. The Indian pilot said he wasn't looking back because his co-pilot said he would offer prayers inside the cockpit.
Captain Smit Machchhar, a flydubai pilot who saved 174 passengers from plunging to their deaths, has revealed in an interview the thoughts that passed through his mind when his co-pilot struck the back of his head with a cockpit axe in an attempt to ... [2138 chars]
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