Giora Romm Military person
Giora Romm (Hebrew: גיורא רום, born 1945) is a former deputy commander of the Israeli Air Force (IAF), Israel's former military attaché in the United States and the current director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel. Romm was the Israeli Air Force's first jet ace, scoring five kills during the 1967 Six Day War. In 1969, during the War of Attrition, Romm was shot down and spent several months in Egyptian captivity. He commanded the IAF's 115 Squadron through the intensive fighting of the 1973 Yom Kippur War and participated in Operation Wooden Leg, the 1985 raid against PLO headquarters in Tunisia.
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| allegiance | Israel Defence Forces |
|---|---|
| military operations | |
| military command | Ramon Airbase Tel Nof Airbase 115 Squadron |
| service start | 1962 |
| service end | 1996 |