Libby, son of Gabi and Dov, was born in Tel Aviv on June 22, 1942 and attended the Tel Nordoi elementary school in his native town, He was a lively and kind boy. he played the piano beautifully; He especially excelled in jazz improvisations and modern music. From his youth, he was an excellent swimmer and he loved the sea – after graduating from the elementary school he went to the naval officers’ school in Acre, although he realized from the outset that this was not the direction he wanted to take, nevertheless he was one of the best in his class. At the end of one school year, he left Acre despite the entreaties of his school commanders and went to study at the Ironi Aleph High School in Tel Aviv, and was a central figure in his company, He was very fond of technical subjects, loved cars and dreamed of a collection of antique cars that he could renovate at the end of the day When he was in high school he decided that his mission would be the pilot and he graduated successfully with his eyes on a pilot course, At the end of October 1960, a month later, he was sent to a pilot course in the IAF, and since then he began to realize the dream of his youth. He completed a course and a parachuting course, learned how to operate various types of jet aircraft, was known as an excellent pilot on Fuga and Mister planes and became a flight instructor. In the opinion of his commanders at that time, he was told: “A person who has the initiative and energy to carry out his duties, who has good grasp and understanding, is able to cope with people well. And as a pilot, he was described as “thorough, responsible and organized in the performance of his work, loved by his students.” At the school, he participated in the school’s aerobics quartet, and even then he was evident in his quest for progress and became a first-rate pilot, a dedicated and energetic instructor who had the chance of being appointed a course commander. All the tests he underwent during his service indicate his great desire to move forward and turn the pilot into his military and civilian army. After finishing the course, he married his girlfriend from Edna. In 1965, their eldest son, Adli, was born. His name was composed of the names of his parents – Edna and Libby. In 1970 the daughter Shira was born. At the end of March 1966, Liby was released from the IDF and was hired as a pilot in El Al, and in the course of five and a half years he became captain and was the youngest captain of El Al, only twenty-nine years old. Of the Egyptians and the Syrians, and destroyed ten planes and twenty-eight armored personnel carriers on the ground. His plane was hit in action in the skies of Damascus, but he succeeded in landing it safely. In 1969 Libby returned and volunteered to serve in the IAF to study the new Skyhawk and during the War of Attrition he embarked on bombardments in the delta area of the Nile and in the area of the Suez Canal. Libby lavished most of his love on his family – his wife, his children and his mother. He amused his friends by playing and was the driving spirit at parties. The pilot, who with his tremendous will and diligence managed to achieve achievements in the Air Force and be one of the best pilots in him, and who was twenty-nine years old as captain of El Al, did not patronize his comrades; He loved them all and they loved him, his greatness, his love of life and his charming optimism. His saying “live only once” was the slogan of his life. He decided to make the most of the best and most useful in his life. Libby loved the country and believed with all his heart that one day it would be “big,” if not in the space between its borders, then at its level. In the Yom Kippur War, Libi embarked on bombardments on Egyptian missile bases. And on the 7th of Tishrei 5734 (7.10.1973), after completing a long series of sorties, his Skyhawk plane was hit by an antiaircraft and an anti-aircraft missile, and Libi was killed and brought to rest in the Kiryat Shaul cemetery. He was followed by a wife, a son and a daughter, a mother and a brother, and after he fell he was promoted to the rank of Major. In the book “Bridgehead,” Uri Dan dedicated a chapter to Libby Dollar.
