Eisenberg, Dan (Danny)

Son of Shlomit and Yehuda, was born on the 17th of Tishrei 5717 (17.9.1956) in Rehovot. Danny began his studies in Boston, USA. When the Eisenberg family returned to Israel, Danny continued his studies in Rehovot, the Sprinzak Elementary School, and the Amos de Shalit High School in the real world. Danny was an intelligent and talented boy, an outstanding student with a spirit of volunteerism, a lover of all his friends and a well-developed sense of humor. He liked to travel, especially in the Sinai, where he would dive and surf. In October 1974 Danny enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces and served in the Israel Air Force, and in July 1975 he was promoted to the rank of corporal, continued to train, and in April he completed a pilot course and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Well, a high professional level. “In July 1977, Danny rose to the rank of lieutenant, and was recommended to the course of the shooting pilots, but was appointed as a systems officer, and in July 1980 he rose to the rank of captain. Danny began to serve as a trainer in the aviation school in southern Israel on September 28, 1980, when he was on a training flight in the Dead Sea area and an accident occurred and his plane crashed. Danny was killed in a crash when he was 24 when he was laid to rest in the military cemetery in Rehovot, and Danny’s commander, in a letter of condolence, wrote: “If there is anything in the good saying to Tys, Danny was definitely in the best of the best. He has a very high capacity as a pilot, both intellectually and technically. With a stature and self-confidence, relying on proven ability in the field. “Danny was not one of those who compromise with the average, he was bold and wanted to move on further, better, with maximal exhaustion, which combined with his age and youthful mischief made him walk on a tightrope.” Danny continued to function with characteristic dexterity, caring for the life of the apprentice for the first time, and only afterwards for himself. That saved the life of the apprentice. An act that shone light in the darkness of the disaster. “Danny was full of vitality and energy, one of the leaders in the IAF among his peers, friend and friend, it seemed that everything was open to him to succeed wherever he went, but his momentum was cut off …”