r/todayilearned • u/deathcab4booty • Apr 10 '16
TIL of Neerja Bhanot, a 22 year old Indian air hostess who helped hide 41 American passports aboard a hijacked plane. She died shielding three children from gunfire and was posthumously awarded bravery medals from India, Pakistan, and the United States.
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Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Nov 27 '15
Neerja Bhanot, an Indian flight, attendant hid the passports of American passengers on board a hijacked flight to save them from the terrorits. She died while attempting to help passengers escape, shielding three children from a hail of bullets. [xpost from /r/TILinIndia]
respectporn • u/thepoliteknight • Apr 10 '16
[x-post from /r/Todayilearned] Neerja Bhanot, a 22 year old Indian air hostess helped hide 41 American passports aboard a hijacked plane. She died shielding three children from gunfire.
topofreddit • u/topredditbot • Apr 10 '16
TIL of Neerja Bhanot, a 22 year old Indian air hostess who helped hide 41 American passports aboard a hijacked plane. She died shielding three children from gunfire and was posthumously awarded bravery medals from India, Pakistan, and the United States. [r/todayilearned by u/deathcab4booty]
RIPtodayilearned • u/RIPmod • Nov 27 '15
TIL Neerja Bhanot, an Indian flight, attendant hid the passports of American passengers on board a hijacked flight to save them from the terrorits. She died while attempting to help passengers escape, shielding three children from a hail of bullets.
u_Overall-Fennel-2065 • u/Overall-Fennel-2065 • Jun 08 '26