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Miki Bar

Miki Bar is an Israeli reserve brigadier general who headed the Air Force helicopter formation and commanded Palmachim base.

born 1956Commanding Palmachim air baseFounding the helicopter air formationBeaufort rescue under fire

Occupation: military personnel, military officer
Rank: tat aluf
Wars: 1982 Lebanon War

Miki Bar was born in 1956

Bar was born in Haifa in 1956 and grew up in Jerusalem. He joined the IDF in July 1974 and finished flight school in the helicopter track.

He flew Yasur helicopters and later became a flight instructor. In 1981 he was named a deputy commander of Squadron 123. During the Lebanon War he rescued wounded Golani soldiers under fire near the Beaufort and received a commendation from the Air Force commander.

In May 1989 he took command of Squadron 123, and later led the helicopter track at flight school. After the 1997 helicopter disaster he set up the helicopter formation. From 1998 to 2000 he commanded Palmachim base.

He then became a vice president at Israel Aerospace Industries, heading its military aircraft division. In 2007 he became a strategic adviser to the company's CEO. He chairs the board of ORT Israel and in 2017 cofounded DS Raider, a special electric vehicle company.

Miki Bar's life in 8 milestones

1956
Born in Haifa.
1974
Joined the IDF and began flight school.
1981
Named deputy commander in Squadron 123.
1989
Took command of Squadron 123.
1997
Set up the helicopter air formation.
1998
Took command of Palmachim base.
2007
Became strategic adviser to the Israel Aerospace Industries CEO.
2017
Cofounded DS Raider.

Miki Bar served in IDF Pilot Course

A helicopter pilot in the Israeli Air Force from 1974, he commanded Squadron 123 and Palmachim base and headed the helicopter formation. He fought in the Lebanon War and reached the rank of brigadier general.

IDF Pilot Course