Pilot tows A-340 to safety
In the middle of the mayhem in Colombo the other one brave (foolhardy) pilot saved an A-340 on his own initiative.
When the attack started this gentleman, who is a senior Training captain I believe, was at the airport. Realizing that the aircraft were in danger, he along with a mechanic, hooked up a 340 and towed it away to a nearby hangar. All this while bullets were flying around.
They hoped to save some more, but the three remaining aircraft were already destroyed by the time they reached the relative safety of the hangar.
Full details are to be confirmed, but if this is true, the man deserves a medal. Not to mention a fat cheque for saving a 100 million dollars.