Indian pilot Smit Machchhar to receive bravery award
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Smit Machchhar
India / Gujarat
October 2026
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Pilot Smit Machchhar will receive the 'Visisht Gujarat Garima Award' for saving 174 passengers during a mid-air emergency. The incident involved a cockpit attack on a Flydubai flight.
- Earlier version 110/1/2026, 2:51:40 PM
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