Edan, Yasis

Ben Paula and Gershon, brother to Yoel. He was born on December 30, 1952 in Moshav Bnei Dror. The first five years of his life were spent in the moshav and his family moved to Beit Shemesh. An old man studied at the “Adiyahu” elementary school in Beit Shemesh, at the “Tamar” school in Sattria, and completed his high school studies at the De-Shalit school in Rehovot. At the end of January 1971, an old man was drafted into the IDF and volunteered for a pilots’ course, where he served as a pilot, and served in the Yom Kippur War as an “ape” pilot and later served as a “Yasur” pilot in the role of captain. In 1977 he married Iris, whom he met in the squadron, where she served as a sales clerk, and the couple settled in Tel Aviv and then moved to Ramat Hasharon, where their three sons – Matan, Shahar and Omri – were born. After his discharge from the career army in 1977, he began his career in the field of technology and computers, and fulfilled his duties A senior salesman in Control Data and Digital, and a veteran of the squadron, an excellent pilot, an officer, and a veteran of the army. A great fighter, for example, a true friend, and a special kind of man who can not be found every day. “On the evening of the 28th of Shvat 577 (February 4, 1997), the helicopter crash took place, and the seventy- For operational action in Lebanon, were killed, including Yasis. He was forty-four years old. He was laid to rest in the Kiryat Shaul military cemetery. Survived by his wife, three sons, parents and brother. The family commemorated the establishment of a memorial corner in the public garden adjacent to the family home in Ramat Hasharon, and the granting of an annual scholarship to students. Chief of Staff Amnon Lipkin-Shahak wrote to the family in his condolence letter: “An old man served as a pilot in the first squadron at the Tel Nof Air Force base, and was described by his commanders as a professional officer who loved the flight experience and contributed his experience to others. his role in the best possible way, was a personal example of those around him and was a true friend. “The commander of the unit in which the old man served, added:” Yasis, who was the oldest captain, was the mainstay of the reserve population in the squadron. His volunteering for any mission at all times, his resourcefulness, being an outstanding officer and an excellent air fighter, made him a man to whom he was a pleasure to work with, admired and worthy of emulation. His willingness to take part in all the operations of the squadron, which also includes operational activity, brought him by helicopter to the rest of Shaar Yashuv, on his way to an operational mission in Lebanon and later on to the terrible disaster. “