Gouri, Daniel (Danny)

Son of Tzipora and Yehuda, was born on 12 August 1951. When Danny was two years old, the Guri family moved to Eilat, where Danny attended elementary school A. At the age of 14, he moved to the military boarding school, He was a quiet, quiet student, loved sports and artistic photography, and after completing high school in 1969, he enlisted in the IDF to serve in the IAF. Danny was sent to an aviation course and completed successfully. His service as a pilot included active flight and training at the Flight School. In 1971, Danny was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and a year later to the rank of lieutenant. He completed his regular service and continued to serve in the regular army. In the Yom Kippur War he fought as a pilot in the Phantom, and participated in air battles and bombing enemy targets. In one of the battles, Danny dropped an Egyptian MiG. The commander of his squadron told him: “Danny fought with honors in the Yom Kippur War in a phantom squadron, was one of its best fighters and pilots.” Shortly after the war, when he was about to take off on one of his flights, a plane crashed and Danny was hit and hospitalized. In 1974 Danny rose to the rank of captain and continued to train and train combat pilots. In 1976, Danny returned to Israel and returned to the Phantom Squadron where he had served before, but the ambition to study did not stop him: One year later, he returned to the Hadassah College in Jerusalem He completed his studies and began working in Tel Aviv in a studio for fashion photography and advertising, and he worked in the studio for two years, continuing to work as a pilot, In 1980, Danny married Ofira, and along with his civic work, he fulfilled his duties to the IAF in song He served in the squadron and maintained a very good level in the reserves. “On the recommendation of his commander, Danny was promoted to the rank of major in 1981, when he broke out. In the beginning of 1983, Danny returned to serve in the regular army, first in the Phantom Squadron where he served in the past, and after that, Yes, as commander of the combat pilots’ operational training course. His commanders said about him: “Danny is quiet and modest, and he is fulfilling his duties in an excellent and dedicated manner.” On 27.5.1984, on the fourth anniversary of his marriage, Danny was on a training flight with one of his students from the Negev Plain. There was a mishap on the plane and the two tried to get out of it, but failed. The plane crashed, along with Danny and his son. He was 32 years old when he died. Danny was laid to rest in the Rehovot cemetery. He left behind a wife, eight months pregnant, a mother, brother and sister. Two months after his death, his daughter was born and named after him, Dana