Ran Goren
Ran Goren | |
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Native name | רן גורן |
Born | Merhavia, British Mandate | March 19, 1942
Allegiance | Israel |
Service/ | Israel Defense Forces |
Years of service | 1956–1992 |
Rank | Aluf |
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Ran Goren (
Biography
Early life
Goren was born in
Fighter pilot career
During his service as a fighter pilot, Goren accumulated 4,500 jet flight hours, 400 combat missions and 3 enemy aircraft shot down.[1]
In 1961 he enlisted in the pilot training course where he was trained as a fighter pilot. His first engagement was during a bombing raid in Syria in April 1967. In the Six-Day War, Goren served as a Vautour pilot in the 110 Squadron. During the war he flew 15 combat sorties, amongst them the assault on the Egyptian airfield Beni Suef, the first bombing of the H-3 Iraqi Air Base as part of Operation Focus, and air support mission during the Battle of Abu-Ageila.
At the first month of the War of Attrition, Goren served in the 117 Squadron (Dassault Mirage III), and on July 8, 1969 he shot down a Syrian MiG-21 using a Python missile during an air battle. On July 24, he shot down an Egyptian Su-7 that infiltrated Sinai in an attempt to attack IDF posts. After these air battles he was promoted to Deputy Commander of the Skyhawk Squadron. in which he flew up to the end of the War of Attrition around 160 operational missions.
In 1969 Goren underwent training on
Non-fighting commanding officer
After the Yom Kippur War Goren replaced Iftach Spector as the commander of the 107 squadron. Later he served as Deputy Commander of Ramat David Airbase.[3]
Goren passed down the corps and served as the Chief of Operations of the IAF, after which he left to study in California. Goren received a master's degree in business administration, cum laude, from the Naval Postgraduate School. His seminar paper dealt with the development of a future combat aircraft for Israel.
After his return Goren held a number of high-ranking positions in the Air Force including: base Commander of Hatzor Airbase during the War of Galilee (1982), Head of the Intelligence Group,[1] Head of Air Division, and in 1987 Goren was appointed Chief of Staff of the Air Force, which is also the Deputy Commander of the Air Force.[1] As the Chief of Staff he sought to stop the development of the IAI Lavi fighter aircraft because of the unbearable financial burden it imposed on the air Force and the IDF as a whole. He later led the staff through the design and implementation of an alternative power building programs, including the purchase of five F-15s, sixty F-16s (C & D models), 24 Apache attack helicopter and comprehensive UAV development programs.
During the "Blue and Brown" operation (8–9 December 1988) - the raid on the headquarters of the
In 1989 Goren was appointed Head of
Book author
In 2011 he published "Vertigo", a thriller about the experiences and traumas of the Israeli Air Force's pilots during the battles of the Yom Kippur War, as well as their implications on their civil lives some 30 years later.[4]
Private life
Goren has three sons, fighter pilots, and a daughter who's married to a fighter pilot, and 13 grandchildren.
References
- ^ a b c d "Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Ran Goren". Galilee International Management Institute. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ISBN 9781472800282.
- ISBN 9781472801937.
- ISBN 9789655451955.