Modi Alon
Israeli fighter pilot / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mordechai "Modi" Alon (17 January 1921 – 16 October 1948) was an Israeli fighter pilot who with the formation of the Israeli Air Force in May 1948, assumed command of its first fighter squadron. Flying the Avia S-199, Alon participated in the IAF's first combat sortie on 29 May 1948, and on 3 June scored the IAF's very first aerial victories, downing a pair of Royal Egyptian Air Force C-47s over Tel Aviv.
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Mordechai "Modi" Alon | |
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Born | (1921-01-17)17 January 1921 Safed, British Mandate for Palestine |
Died | 16 October 1948(1948-10-16) (aged 27) Herzliya Airport, Israel |
Buried | Nahalat Yitzhack Cemetery, Tel Aviv |
Allegiance | United Kingdom Israel |
Service/ | Royal Air Force Israeli Air Force |
Years of service | 1940–1948 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Commands held | 101 Squadron |
Battles/wars | World War II 1948 Arab-Israeli War † |
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