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Itzhak Brandt

Itzhak Brandt is an Israeli Air Force pilot and reserve brigadier general who commanded Wing 15 at Sde Dov, the Lod air base and the Cooperation Unit.

born 1948Commanding Wing 15 at Sde DovCommanding the Elephants SquadronReserve service into old ageEl Al Boeing 747 captain

Born: 27 June 1948
Occupation: military personnel, military officer, aircraft pilot
Education: Naval Officers School of Acre
Rank: tat aluf
Wars: 1982 Lebanon War, Yom Kippur War

Itzhak Brandt was born in 1948

Itzhak Brandt, known as Ika, was born on June 27, 1948. He studied at the Akko Naval Officers School.

He joined the IDF in 1966 and served in the navy at the school where he had studied. In 1970 he returned to service and volunteered for flight school, finishing in the transport track. He flew with the Flying Camel and Kings of the Air squadrons, taught at the flight school and later commanded several squadrons and bases until his release in 1997.

In the reserves he flew the C-130 Hercules until 2006 and taught at the flight school. During the Second Lebanon War he led a forward Air Force control cell in Northern Command. After he stopped flying because of his age, he volunteered as a semi-trailer truck driver and in 2014 joined a tank transporter company.

After his release he worked as a Boeing 747-200 captain at El Al. He sits on the council of the Israeli Pilots Association and is IFALPA vice president for the Middle East. He lives in Modiin-Maccabim-Reut.

Itzhak Brandt's life in 7 milestones

1948
Born on June 27.
1966
Joined the IDF and served in the navy.
1970
Volunteered for the Air Force flight course.
1988
Became commander of the Elephants Squadron in February.
1997
Was released from regular service.
2006
Ended his reserve service as a C-130 pilot.
2014
Joined a reserve tank transporter company.

Itzhak Brandt served in IDF Pilot Course

He served in the navy from 1966, then as an Air Force transport pilot from 1970, commanding the Dakota and Elephants squadrons, Wing 15, the Lod air base and the Cooperation Unit before his release in 1997 as a brigadier general. In the reserves he served in the Second Lebanon War and was called up for Operation Protective Edge and the Swords of Iron War.

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