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3 unusual facts about Dov Gazit


Dov Gazit

Dov Gazit was sent to Czechoslovakia, as part of the group that acquired and delivered the first aircraft, Avia S-199s and Spitfires, for the newly formed Israeli air force.

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After Israel declared independence, Dov served as chief-commander of the IAF (Israeli Air Force) Technical School in Haifa.

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While the British fight the German and Italian armies in the Arab Desert, Dov, and his friend, Yeri (Yerachmiel) Shrem, were sent to Eritrea, by the Israeli Air Service (Hebrew: שירות האוויר, lit: Sherut Avir, where he worked for British Airways.



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