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Captain Smit Machchhar: Friend on Indian pilot hailed as a hero

BBC News · Soutik Biswas · 3 min read at BBC News

When Captain Dharav Gosalia first heard what had happened to his old friend Smit Machchhar, he had one immediate reaction.

The two men have known each other since they were about 20, when they were neighbours in Ghatkopar, a Mumbai suburb, and began their flying training in New Zealand.

Excerpt. Full story at BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq33k36yp01no

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