Chilling: Insisted on taking a photo with Captain Smith – a month before the terror flight

A mother shared a photo of her son with Captain Machchar, a month before he saved 170 passengers on a terror flight from Dubai. The post garnered thousands of likes and warm comments. The captain was seriously wounded in the neck and hands, crawled to open the cockpit door, and enabled the neutralization of the attacker and the landing of the plane in Saudi Arabia.

A mother shared a photo of her son Ariel with Captain Machchar, about a month before the terror flight from Dubai. The post garnered thousands of likes and warm comments. The captain, 38, was seriously wounded in the neck and hands during the attack on Flydubai flight FZ1073. He crawled while injured to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers and crew to neutralize the attacker. The plane lost 14,000 feet in less than half a minute. Two additional pilots helped stabilize the plane and make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The mother noted: 'He probably felt he was taking a picture with a hero.'