Herzl Bodinger

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name= Herzl Bodinger
lived= 1943
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caption= Maj. Gen. Herzl Bodinger
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allegiance=flagicon|Israel Israel
serviceyears= 1961–1996
rank= Aluf
branch= air force|Israel
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Aluf (ret.) Herzl Bodinger (born 1943) is a retired general in the Israel Defense Forces and a former Commander in Chief of the Israeli Air Force. He is a jet-era flying ace, with 5 kills. Bodinger was born in Israel and joined the IDF in 1961. He volunteered to attend the flight academy and graduated as a fighter pilot, and flew Dassault Mystère and Vautour aircraft. During the Six-day war, he was a Vautour pilot, and participated in Operation Moked, attacking airfields in Iraq and Egypt, and destroying 10 Tupolev Tu-16 bombers on the ground. During the Yom Kippur War, he was a Mirage pilot, and shot down a Syrian Mig-17. During post-war conflicts, he shot down a Syrian MiG-21 over Lebanon.

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