Yaakov Nevo

Yaakov Nevo was born in 1932 in Afula

Yaakov Nevo, born Milner and known as "Yak", was born in Afula in 1932. He studied at the Kadoorie Agricultural School.

After joining the IDF he volunteered for flight school and became a fighter pilot. He flew Spitfires at Ramat David and was among the pilots of the first jet squadron, which flew Meteors. He fought in the Sinai War and later commanded Squadron 105.

As head of operations at Air Force headquarters, he planned Operation Moked with Rafael Sivron and Rafi Har-Lev. He fought in the Six-Day War, commanded Hatzor base in the War of Attrition and took command of Ophir base in the Yom Kippur War. He left the IDF as a colonel.

After his release he worked as an aviation consultant. In his last decade he made kinetic wooden sculptures in his studio at Jaffa Port. He died of a heart attack in 1989 and was buried at Kiryat Shaul. He was married to Ahuva and had 4 children.