| Herzl Bodinger | |
|---|---|
 Maj. Gen. Herzl Bodinger | |
| Born | 1943 |
| Allegiance |
 Israel |
| Service/branch |
 Israeli Air Force |
| Years of service | 1961–1996 |
| Rank | Aluf |
Aluf (ret.) Herzl Bodinger (born 1943) is a retired general in the Israel Defense Forces and a former Commander in Chief of the Israeli Air Force. Today, Bodinger is member of the International Board of Governors of the Ariel University Center of Samaria.[1]
Military career[]
Bodinger was born in Israel and joined the IDF in 1961. He volunteered to attend the flight academy and graduated as a fighter pilot, flying the Dassault Mystère and Sud Aviation Vautour. During the Six-day war Bodinger served as a Vautour pilot and participated in Operation Moked, attacking airfields in Iraq and Egypt and destroying 10 Tupolev Tu-16 bombers on the ground. During the Yom Kippur War he was a Mirage III pilot, and shot down a Syrian MiG-17. During post-war conflicts, he shot down a Syrian MiG-21 over Lebanon.[2]
Bodinger went on to command the Israeli Air Force from January 1992 to July 1996.[2] During his 35-year career, Bodinger accumulated about 6,000 flight hour and conducted 451 aerial sorties.[3]
Civilian career[]
Following his retirement from the air force, Bodinger was appointed to head the company RADA Electronic Industries.[2] In the 2000s, Bodinger headed a committee appointed by Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz to prepare a master plan for Israel's airports.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Meet Major General Herzle Bodinger - Chairman of RADA Electronics
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Herzl Bodinger". Israeli Air Force. http://www.iaf.org.il/Templates/IAFCommanders/IAFCommanders.IN.aspx?lang=HE&lobbyID=40&folderID=44&subfolderID=44&docfolderID=44&docID=12911. Retrieved 2010-05-05. (Hebrew)
- ↑ Marom, Dror (May 5, 1997). "Former Air Force Commander, Herzl Bodinger, to Manage Rada-USA". Globes. http://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=134658. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ "Meeting between Council Heads and Herzl Bodinger About the Creation of a Complimentary Airport to Ben Gurion in Megiddo". Megiddo Regional Council. April 26, 2009. http://www.megido.org.il/info/news2009/dep/090427_bodinger.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-05. (Hebrew)
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