UPDATE: A pilot got STABBED in the cockpit mid-flight. And he still saved 174 lives.
Badly wounded, Capt. Smit Machchhar fought back and got the cockpit door OPEN so passengers could take the attacker down.
→ The plane NOSEDIVED for 10–15 seconds
→ Six passengers and the crew pinned the attacker
nytimes.com
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