Flydubai hero pilot who saved flight when 'terrorist co-pilot attacked him and tried to crash the plane' shows off sickening head scars as he accepts UAE bravery medal

Daily Mail - Oct 28, 2026

Captain Smit Machchhar was severely wounded when Hamam al-Hammami, 29, allegedly hit him on the head with a crash axe and tried to take control of a plane flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

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