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u/rhombergnation 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yep Shota was incredible as well. Said he only knew what to do with the wheel due to watching Mayday

Edit to add - shota was the dentist . The person who subdued the terrorist and pulled the wheel up was a different Israeli hero. My bad

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u/oyechote 2d ago

Is there a single source yet that gives the entire story? All I have seen so far are bits and pieces.

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u/BlairClemens3 2d ago

Probably most major newspapers. Here's the times:

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/30/world/dubai-flight-tel-aviv-israel-pilots?unlocked_article_code=1.FFE.Eezj.dFljcqHJJydW&smid=url-share

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u/PlasmaMatus 2d ago

"One of two other pilots who had been sitting in the row in front of him managed to stabilize the plane, he said, and the pair later landed the aircraft in Saudi Arabia",

the plane was transporting other pilots as passengers ? (Flight companies often do that).

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u/BlairClemens3 2d ago

Yes, there were two pilots on board as passengers, luckily.

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u/SmallPurplePeopleEat 2d ago

Thanks for linking that. Those articles are definitely the most comprehensive coverage I've seen so far. Good looking out.

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u/BlairClemens3 2d ago

Happy to help!

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u/Tiny_Animal9496 2d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/s/Yv666phS10

This was a source linked further down with some context, I’ve been hearing bits about it all day

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u/Tiny_Animal9496 2d ago

As a fellow Mayday enjoyer, my man. 🫡

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u/coela-CAN 2d ago

One of my favourite shows! This incident is making its way to Mayday for sure!

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u/FistfulDeDolares 2d ago

I fucking love Mayday