Amir Nachumi Military person

Amir Nachumi (Hebrew: אמיר נחומי‎, born 1945) is a retired Israeli Air Force Brigadier General who in the course of his career shot down 14 enemy aircraft, making him one of Israel's top flying aces. He scored 7 aerial kills in the F-4 Phantom II during the Yom Kippur War, 7 in the F-16 Fighting Falcon in fighting over Lebanon, and participated in Operation Opera, the 1981 raid that destroyed an Iraqi nuclear reactor.

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Birth date	January 01, 1945
Birth place	Jerusalem , Mandatory Palestine

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allegiance	Israel Defence Forces
award	Medal of Distinguished Service
military operations	Six-Day War Operation Solomon Operation Opera Yom Kippur War 1982 Lebanon War War of Attrition
military command	107 Squadron 110 Squadron IAF Air Group Ramat David Airbase
service start	1964
service end	1996