Giora Romm
Giora Romm | |
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Born | Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine | 29 April 1945
Died | 11 August 2023 | (aged 78)
Allegiance | Israel |
Service/ | Israeli Air Force |
Years of service | 1962–1996 |
Rank | Major general |
Commands held | |
Battles/wars | |
Other work |
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Giora Romm (
Biography
Giora Romm was born in Tel Aviv. He joined the
Married to Miriam, he was the father of a daughter and two sons.[1][4] Romm died of cancer on 11 August 2023, at age 78.[5][3]
Aviation career
Romm was 22 at the outbreak of the
On 6 June Romm's aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire while leading a strike against Syrian positions on the
War of Attrition and captivity
By 1969 Romm was slated to convert to the
On 3 October 1973, 115 Squadron lost its commanding officer, Ami Gadish, when his
Reserve pilot Uri Bina was section leader. He called "Three pulls" over the radio and I pulled with him into a pop-up manoeuvre for the first time in my life in a Skyhawk. I rolled onto my back at 6000 ft and dove. The yellow glow of an SA-2 missile came toward me from Port Said, at which point I thought to myself "is the whole world against me today?" I tried to execute the attack and rejoin Uri Bina. "Four, your bombs didn't release" Uri called. I returned to the initial point before heading back to the target once again, this time alone.[13][14]
The squadron was eventually to fly 750 sorties throughout the war, losing 7 aircraft. 5 pilots were killed and 2 made prisoners of war.[15]
Romm commanded 115 Squadron until 1976, when he was appointed head of the research department at Lamdan, the IAF's
In 1987 Romm became the deputy to the head of the IDF Operations Directorate and in 1987 deputy IAF commander, a role he played during the 1991 Gulf War. Shortly after the war he was promoted to major general and appointed Israeli Defense attaché in the United States. Returning to Israel, he retired from military service in early 1996.[1]
Public service career
Upon leaving the military, Romm was appointed director of the
Romm served as a senior researcher at the
Published works
In 2008 Romm published his book, Tzivony Arba ("Tulip Four", published in 2014 in the USA under the title Solitary), for which he won the 2009 Yitzhak Sadeh Prize for military literature.[21]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Tzohar, Roi (February 1996). "Romm Service". Israeli Air Force Magazine (in Hebrew) (107): 20–25.
- ^ a b "Romm ('82) Shares Story of Going from Prison to Prestige". UCLA Anderson School of Management Blog. 8 October 2014.
- ^ a b Salami, Daniel (12 August 2023). "Giora Romm, Israeli Air Force's first flying ace, dies at 78". Ynetnews.
- ^ a b "Maj. Gen. (Res.) Giora Romm – Chairman". The Metzilah Center for Zionist, Jewish, Liberal and Humanist Thought. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ "Giora Romm, Israeli Air Force's first 'ace,' dies at 78". The Times of Israel. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Aloni (2004), Mirage and Nesher Aces, p. 82
- ^ a b Aloni (2004), Mirage and Nesher Aces, pp. 35–40
- ^ Aloni (2004), Phantom Aces, p. 10
- ^ a b Nicolle and Cooper (2004), pp. 30–31.
- ^ Shalom (2007), pp. 437–441
- ^ Oren, Amir (20 October 2008). "Anatomy of a Prisoner Exchange". Haaretz. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ Aloni (2009), p. 34
- ^ Aloni (2009), pp. 37–38
- ^ Romm, Giora (1 October 2003). "Lone Vulture" (in Hebrew). Israeli Air Force Magazine. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ Aloni (2009), pp. 72, 92
- ^ Norton (2004), p. 310
- ^ "Timeline – 2001". The Jewish Agency for Israel. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ Udasin, Sharon (9 April 2014). "Giora Romm to retire from Civil Aviation Authority". JPost.com.
- ^ Lappin, Yaakov (22 November 2006). "Expert: Bush can't attack Iran". Ynetnews. Ynet. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ Gavison, Ruth (October 2011). "The Law of Return at Sixty Years: History, Ideology, Justification".
- ^ "Military Literature Prizes Announced". Israel National News. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
Bibliography
- Aloni, Shlomo (2004). Israeli Mirage and Nesher Aces. Osprey Publishing. ]
- Aloni, Shlomo (2004). Israeli Phantom II Aces. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-783-2.
- Aloni, Shlomo (2009). Israeli A-4 Skyhawk Units in Combat. Combat Aircraft. UK: Osprey. ]
- Nicolle, David; Cooper, Tom (2004). Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat. Combat Aircraft. UK: Osprey. ISBN 978-1-84176-655-3.
- Norton, Bill (2004). Air War on the Edge – A History of the Israel Air Force and its Aircraft since 1947. ISBN 1-85780-088-5.
- Shalom, Danny (2007). Phantoms over Cairo – Israeli Air Force in the War of Attrition (1967–1970) (in Hebrew). Bavir Aviation & Space Publications. ISBN 978-965-90455-2-5.