Hod, Mordekhai

Hod, Mordekhai
(b. 1926)
   Israeli military leader. He was born in Deganyah. He became commander of the Isreli Air Force in 1966. He was in charge of the air strike at the beginning of the Six Day War in 1967 which destroyed the Egyptian, Jordanian and Syrian air forces.

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