Militaryמנחם בר
Menachem Bar
Menachem Bar was an Israeli Air Force fighter pilot and commander who headed the Air Department during the Six-Day War.
1925 to 2007Founding the first jet squadronCommanding Squadron 105Heading the Air Department in 1967Gliding in Israel
- Occupation
- military personnel, military officer
- Rank
- aluf mishne
- Wars
- Yom Kippur War, 1948 Palestine war, Suez Crisis, Six-Day War
Menachem Bar was born in 1925 in Kvutzat Kinneret
Menachem Bar, born Bernstein, was born in Kvutzat Kinneret and grew up in Kfar Yehoshua. His parents, Yitzhak and Fania Bernstein, were among the founders of the village.
He took a gliding course in 1939 and earned a pilot license in 1943 with the help of a scholarship. He joined the Palmach and was a gliding instructor in its first course in 1944.
He flew 97 missions in the War of Independence and received his wings in 1949. He commanded Squadron 105, helped set up the first jet squadron in 1953, and led Squadron 101 in the Sinai campaign. He later commanded the Ramat David and Tel Nof bases.
From 1965 he headed the Air Department and served as deputy to air force commander Motti Hod in the Six-Day War. He left service as a colonel in 1967.
He then flew for El Al for 16 years, ending on Boeing 747 aircraft, and retired in 1983. He was active in gliding and built gliders and planes himself. He died in 2007.
Menachem Bar's life in 9 milestones
- 1943
Received his pilot license.
- 1947
Enlisted in the Haganah air service.
- 1949
Received his pilot wings at Ekron.
- 1950
Became commander of Squadron 105.
- 1953
Set up the first jet squadron with Benny Peled.
- 1958
Became commander of Ramat David base.
- 1965
Became head of the Air Department.
- 1967
Left regular service as a colonel.
- 1983
Retired as an El Al pilot.
Menachem Bar served in IDF Pilot Course
He served in the Palmach and from 1947 in the air force, fighting in the War of Independence, the Sinai campaign and the Six-Day War. He commanded squadrons and bases, headed the Air Department, and left as a colonel in 1967.
These 6 people share a field, a unit or a party with Menachem Bar
Menachem Digli1937 to 1998Commanding Sayeret MatkalMilitary
Modi Alon1921 to 1948Commanding 101 SquadronMilitary
Arlozor Lev1933 to 1973Commanding Ramat David air baseMilitary
Rafael Sivronborn 1935Planning Operation MokedMilitary
William Bill Katz1921 to 1994Commanding Squadron 69 in 1948Military
Yaakov Lugasi1932 to 2022Commanding Ramat David air baseMilitary
Based on Hebrew Wikipedia, מנחם בר, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.
Photograph: IDF Spokesperson's Unit photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0