Yael Rom

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Yael Rom

Yael Rom (

1956 Suez War
.

Biography

Military career

Although often referred to as the IAF's first female pilot,[1][2] this was not the case.[3] Rom was among the first women trained and certified by the force and the only one to go on to active service.[4][5]

Born in

C-47 Dakota.[4][7]

After her discharge from the IDF, Rom continued to fly as a reserve pilot. She was called up in October 1956 to participate in Operation Machbesh (Press), the Israeli parachute drop that launched the Suez War.

El-Tor on November 3.[5]

Rom retired from reserve service in 1962 after the birth of her first daughter, although she had initially failed to report the birth in order to evade the IDF policy of discharging mothers.[7]

Civilian career

Rom graduated from the

Arkia Airlines, working as a first officer for three years.[2] Between 1960 and 1982 she worked for the Technion Institute of Technology in educational research, consultation and administration. She initiated and developed a unit providing academic support for under-represented groups such as minorities and the handicapped.[1][8] Later in life she initiated and developed ORT's "Young Women in the 21st Century" program which encourages young women to pursue careers in engineering.[8]

In 1974 Rom established the Women's Council of the

in 1983 she ran for the post of mayor of Haifa at the head of an independent list, coming in second with 17.9 percent of the vote.[1]

Rom, a mother of three, was married to Yosef Rom, a professor of aeronautics at the Technion and a former Likud member of the Knesset. She died in Haifa on May 24, 2006.[7] On May 26, 2008, the city of Petah Tikva named a local street in her honor, in a ceremony attended by family and members of 103 Squadron.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 0-472-10945-6
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  2. ^ a b "First woman pilot in Israeli Air Force dies". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. JPS. June 2, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
  3. ^
    ISBN 1-85780-088-5
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  4. ^ a b c Rom-Finkenstein, Yael (June 9, 2005). המיידלע המעופפת [The Flying Meidale]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c O'Sullivan, Arieh (February 2, 2001). "Clipped Wings". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on June 16, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
  6. ^ "Blue and White - Women in the IAF". daab1.tripod.com. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d Itim (May 25, 2006). "First female Israel Air Force pilot dies at 74". Haaretz. Retrieved April 2, 2010. [permanent dead link]
  8. ^ a b "Fastest Growing Phenomenon in 21st Century Technology: The Woman". Archived from the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  9. ^ Kafri, Noa (May 27, 2005). "Yael Rom Street" (in Hebrew). Israel Air Force. Retrieved April 3, 2010. [dead link]

External links

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