Mordechai "Modi" Alon was an Israeli fighter pilot who with the formation of the Israeli Air Force in May 1948, assumed command of its first fighter squadron.
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Modi Alon with fellow pilots; Syd Cohen, Giddy Lichtman, Ezer Weizman, and Arine Ruch in 1948.
Alon (center) with David Ben-Gurion during the Prime Minister's visit to 101 Squadron, 1948
Avia S-199 at the Israeli Air Force Museum in Hatzerim
Modi Alon's Avia S-199 pursuing an Egyptian Dakota over Tel Aviv, 3 June 1948
Alon, Sukenik and Sprinzak memorial in Tel AvivAbout this person
Mordechai "Modi" Alon 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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Lived 1921 to 1948 · aged 27
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