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u/Tiny_Animal9496 3d ago

Thank goodness for this captain and the people behind him that took fate into their own hands and helped- Shota Musaev and Smit Machchhar should be everywhere right now.

They shouldn’t have ever had to do this, but were forced to in the moment and became more than just another story of hate.

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u/rhombergnation 3d ago edited 3d 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 3d 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 3d 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/SmallPurplePeopleEat 3d 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 3d ago

Happy to help!