Militaryיהושע שני

Joshua Shani

Joshua Shani is a retired Israeli Air Force brigadier general who led the Hercules formation in Operation Jonathan at Entebbe.

born 1945Leading Hercules aircraft at EntebbeCommanding Lod Air Force BaseHeading Lockheed Martin in Israel

Occupation: military personnel, military officer
Rank: tat aluf
Wars: Entebbe raid, Yom Kippur War, 1982 Lebanon War

Joshua Shani was born in 1945

Joshua Shani, known as Shiki, was born in the Soviet Union in 1945. As a baby he stayed in the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp.

He completed flight school as a transport pilot in 1965 and stayed on as an instructor. In the Six-Day War he flew Noratlas aircraft, bringing supplies to forces in Sinai. In 1971 he joined the team that received Hercules aircraft in the United States.

In the Yom Kippur War he commanded Squadron 120. In 1974 he took command of the Yellow Bird squadron and led it in Operation Jonathan, landing 4 Hercules aircraft at Entebbe.

In 1978 he became the first transport pilot to command Lod Air Force Base. In 1985 he became Air Force attaché in the United States as a brigadier general. He left regular service in 1989 and flew in the reserves until 2000.

From 1991 he headed Martin Marietta in Israel, which became Lockheed Martin in 1995.

Joshua Shani's life in 8 milestones

1945
Born in the Soviet Union.
1965
Completed flight school as a transport pilot.
1971
Joined the team receiving Hercules aircraft in the United States.
1974
Became commander of the Yellow Bird squadron.
1978
Became commander of Lod Air Force Base.
1985
Became Air Force attaché in the United States.
1989
Left regular military service.
1991
Became head of Martin Marietta in Israel.

Joshua Shani served in IDF Pilot Course

He was an Israeli Air Force transport pilot who served in the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War and commanded the Yellow Bird squadron in Operation Jonathan. He reached the rank of brigadier general and served in the reserves until 2000.

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