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Oded Marom

Oded Marom is a former Israeli Air Force fighter pilot credited with downing 11 enemy aircraft, and a writer and editor of books on flight and history.

born 1937Downing 11 enemy aircraftCommanding 101 SquadronFounding the Fouga aerobatic teamBooks on aviation history

Born: 1 November 1937, Rishon LeZion
Occupation: writer, military personnel
Rank: aluf mishne
Wars: Suez Crisis, Six-Day War, War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War

Oded Marom was born in 1937 in Rishon LeZion

Oded Marom was born in 1937 in Rishon LeZion. His mother Shoshana was born in the city. His father Menashe Marims was born in Kishinev and came to the Land of Israel in 1922.

He studied at the Haviv school and finished high school at Hadassim. He then joined the Air Force for pilot training and qualified as a fighter pilot in 1957.

He flew the Mirage with 101 Squadron from 1962 and in 1960 founded the first Fouga aerobatic team. In the Six-Day War he led the first Mirage formation that attacked Cairo West airfield. He commanded 101 Squadron during the War of Attrition and later headed the Air Force training department, flying combat missions in the Yom Kippur War.

After his release he wrote and produced training and history books. From 1982 to 2012 he produced 160 flight and ground safety magazines for the Air Force. His book Adventure in the Squadron was adapted into a feature film released in 2019. He lives in Ra'anana.

Oded Marom's life in 9 milestones

1937
Born in Rishon LeZion.
1957
Qualified as a fighter pilot.
1960
Founded the first Fouga aerobatic team.
1967
Led the first Mirage formation against Cairo West in the Six-Day War.
1967
Appointed commander of 101 Squadron.
1970
Appointed head of the attack branch at Air Force headquarters.
1972
Appointed head of the Air Force training department.
1980
Published Adventure in the Squadron.
2019
A film based on his book was released.

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He served as an Air Force fighter pilot from 1957, commanded 101 Squadron as a lieutenant colonel and reached the rank of colonel. He fought in the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War, downing 11 enemy aircraft, all in Mirage jets.

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