Watch: Emotional pilot recounts moment of Flydubai attack
He has been hailed a hero for opening the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower his co-pilot.
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"I fought back because I could not allow everyone on the flight to die."
— Capt Smit Machchhar , Other
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He has been hailed a hero for opening the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower his co-pilot.
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