Smit Machchhar describes the moment he realized the plane was going down while he was lying injured Smit Machchhar, the hero Flydubai captain who fought off a savage attack by his copilot, kept fighting because he could not “let everybody else die,” he said. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Smit Machchhar describes the moment he realized the plane was going down while he was lying injuredS1

• Smit Machchhar, the hero Flydubai captain who fought off a savage attack by his copilot, kept fighting because he could not “let everybody else die,” he said.S2