Herzl Bodinger
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Herzl Bodinger | |
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 Maj. Gen. Herzl Bodinger | |
| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Service |  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. He is a jet-era flying ace, with 5 kills. Bodinger was born in Israel and joined the IDF in 1961. He volunteered to attend the flight academy and graduated as a fighter pilot, and flew Dassault Mystère and Vautour aircraft. During the Six-day war, he was 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 pilot, and shot down a Syrian Mig-17. During post-war conflicts, he shot down a Syrian MiG-21 over Lebanon.
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