Amos Lapidot
Amos Lapidot | |
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South Lebanon conflict Operation Wooden Leg | |
Other work | President of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Chair of the academic committee of the Fisher Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies |
Aluf Amos Lapidot (Hebrew: עמוס לפידות; 1934 – November 20, 2019) was an Israeli fighter pilot who served as the tenth Commander of the Israeli Air Force, a position he held from 1982 to 1987. From 1998 to 2001 he was the President of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
Biography
Lapidot was born in
Lapidot held a BA in mathematics from Tel Aviv University, and a master's degree in financial systems engineering from Stanford University.[1][2]
During the Suez Crisis, he flew the Ouragan and the Dassault Mystère. In 1961 he switched to the Dassault Mirage III and became the deputy commander of 101 Squadron, the IAF's first Mirage squadron. In 1962, he was assigned command of 113 Squadron, flying Ouragans, and in 1965 became commander of 101 Squadron, which he was to lead during the Six-Day War. In 1970, he was put in charge of the weapons department in the Israeli Air Force and in 1973 became commander of Hatzor Airbase, which he led during the Yom Kippur War.
In 1975, Lapidot was put in charge of the
During his tenure, the Israeli Air Force received more
In 1988, Lapidot created a
References
- ^ "The Israeli Air Force". Iaf.org.il. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- ^ "Mourns | Technion - Israel Institute of Technology". Technion. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- ^ "Israel Vows Punishment for Attacks". The Palm Beach Sun. Associated Press. December 30, 1985. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ Zohar Blumenkrantz (August 16, 2007). עכשיו זה גם רשמי: מצב בטיחות הטיסה בישראל קשה [Now It's Official: Air Safety Situation in Israel Difficult]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ "President | Technion - Israel Institute of Technology". Technion. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- ^ Zohar Blumenkrantz (August 16, 2007). עמוס לפידות: המצב בשמי המדינה - מסוכן [Amos Lapidot: The situation in the country - dangerous]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved August 18, 2014.