Giora Romm | |
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 Romm in 1995 | |
| Born | 29 April 1945 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 11 August 2023 (aged 78) |
| Allegiance | Israel |
| Service/ | Israeli Air Force |
| Years of service | 1962–1996 |
| Rank | Major general |
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Giora Romm (Hebrew: גיורא רום; 29 April 1945 – 11 August 2023) was an Israeli military officer who served as deputy commander of the Israeli Air Force (IAF), Israel's military attaché in the United States and as director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel. Romm was the IAF's first jet ace, scoring five kills during the 1967 Six-Day War. In 1969, during the War of Attrition, Romm was shot down and spent several months in Egyptian captivity. He commanded the IAF's 115 Squadron through the intensive fighting of the 1973 Yom Kippur War and participated in Operation Wooden Leg, the 1985 raid against PLO headquarters in Tunisia.