Koller, Ram Yedidya

Son of Rivka and Shimon. Born on May 5, 1952 in Kibbutz Kfar Giladi, he studied at the kibbutz elementary school where his mother taught English, and when he completed his elementary studies, the family left the kibbutz and moved to Yehud, where he continued his studies in high school Ort Yad Syngelovski, who completed five years with an electronics engineer’s certificate, and from a young age he built models of airplanes and built a motorized karting with two of his friends on a kibbutz. , Because when he was nine, he decided to be a pilot, and he bore the memory of his late cousin Roni Segal Who was killed in an IDF training accident, was greatly influenced by his father, who fought with the US army in Europe against the Nazis during the Second World War, was one of the liberators of the concentration camps and also smuggled weapons and immigrants to Israel in the framework of the Haganah. He volunteered to work with his father at one of the Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) factories, and was later appointed to the IDF in early February 1972 and volunteered for a pilot course in the Israel Air Force. He completed the course as an outstanding trainee, but did not tell his family and acquaintances about it. Defense Minister Moshe Dayan wore the pilot’s wings. Ram was a fighter pilot, and the following are the assessments of his commanders in his personal file: “A very good, mature, independent officer can be trusted to carry out a comprehensive mission.” Very “,” a decent and honest man, a pleasant man, easy to work, very well thought out, who managed to advance the squadron very well from the point where it began. ” Friends talk about Ram’s quietness, his decency as a commander, who does not demand what he does not keep himself and does not leave you with unsatisfactory answers. His subordinates in the squadron remember the general cleaning days, when he would arrive in his boots and work with them. Two years after finishing the pilot course, Ram married Miri, his girlfriend for many years. Over the years their children were born – Shai, Noam and Gideon. He volunteered for career service and his wife says that half his life was devoted to the air force. The flight was like a drug to him. They moved many times and traveled to the United States. Ram traveled in the second round to take the F-15. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel. In summaries of interviews, his commander wrote: “I appreciate Kolar as a commander and commander in the air, and as a commanding officer on the ground.” He added: “I have a very good flight level, a smart and purposeful flight, a good level of transportation, a lot of experience in leading operational flights, very responsible and prudent, he did his job well, I felt comfortable working with him and I have a real partner for doing.” On August 15, 1988, Ram was killed while carrying out a training flight in the Dead Sea area when two “Bez” planes collided, and his friend Ehud Falk was killed in the accident and was laid to rest in the Kiryat Shaul military cemetery. Raya, two sons, a daughter, a mother who died six years after his fall and Ah Dov.