Moshe Peled

Moshe Peled was born in 1923

Moshe Peled, born Feldman, was born in 1923 to Yehoshua and Hana Feldman in Zguritsa, Bessarabia. He immigrated to the Land of Israel in 1935, lived in Haifa and studied at the Kadoorie agricultural school.

In 1942 he joined the Palmach and later its flight unit, taking part in the first flight course given to Palmach members in 1943. In the War of Independence he flew with the Haganah air service and helped found the Galilee Squadron, which he commanded in 1948. He later commanded Squadron 101 and, as a colonel, Hatzor Air Base from 1959 to 1964.

He studied at the Royal Air Force college in Britain and held a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from the Hebrew University, as well as a master's degree. He headed the Air Force operations branch and was among the planners of Operation Kadesh.

After leaving regular service in 1968 he headed the new Civil Aviation Administration until 1970. In 1981 he founded the military electronics company Rokar International in Jerusalem and led it until 2002. He was named a Distinguished Citizen of Jerusalem in 2007 and died in 2018.