IAF Chief Praises Smit Machchhar, Calls Him Exceptionally Brave: 'He Showed Great Physical Resolve'

IAF Chief Marshal A P Singh hails Smit Machchha's bravery

IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh on Saturday praised Captain Smit Machchhar for his bravery after the flydubai pilot was stabbed and seriously injured by his co-pilot during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Machchhar helped save the aircraft carrying 174 people, which made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

IAF chief praises Smit Machchhar, calls him exceptionally brave: 'He showed great physical resolve'

Indian Air Force Chief Amar Preet Singh on Saturday praised Captain Smit Machchhar for his “presence of mind, physical resolve, and mental resolve” while confronting the Omani co-pilot who allegedly attacked him during a flydubai flight bound for Israel. Air Force Chief says flydubai pilots are brave The Air Force Chief said the flydubai pilots are brave, but in the context of the Air Force, these threats do not seem yet, and if there is such a …

“Exceptionally Brave, Showed Great Physical and Mental Resolve”: IAF Chief on Capt Smit Machchhar

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. "What he has done is exceptionally brave. He showed great physical and mental resolve. It is a lesson for us," Air Chief Marshal AP Singh said while addressing his annual press conference in Delhi on the occasion of the 94th Air Force Day. India News | “Exceptionally Brave, Showed Great Physical and Mental Resolve”: IAF Chief on Capt Smit Machchhar.