Peleg (Rorbach), Dov (“Dubik”)

Son of Efraim-Fishel and Miriam. He was born in Petah Tikva on January 7, 1942. He spent his childhood in the Beilinson neighborhood of his parents’ farm, where he studied at the elementary school in Kfar Sirkin and was an active member of Hanoar Haoved, He was a member of the aviation club and invested a lot of time in building airplanes and reading aviation material, and indeed, in his enlistment to the IDF, he realized his dreams and became a fighter pilot. His father died when he was 14 years old. After a year of studies at the Brenner High School in Petach Tikvah, the family moved to Kibbutz Gesher Haziv and Dubik went to study at the Kaduri agricultural school, The social framework of the school’s boarding school contributed greatly to the shaping of Dovbik’s independent personality and social character. But he decided to fulfill his ambitions from childhood and volunteer for flying. Dubik enlisted in the IDF in early February 1960 and when he learned that he had successfully passed the entrance exams he was not Simcha with him, and he completed the course in March 1962. In the squadron, where he underwent advanced training, he met his future wife and married. He was transferred from the combat squadron to the Training School in Tel Aviv and was the best trainee in the preparatory course for training, where he received a high level of training and found challenges, interest and satisfaction in his life. Relatively, he was transferred to a Mirage Squadron and soon became a Betty shooting officer And in the Six Day War he was a senior Quartet leader, and the experience gained in the many attacks increased his level as a combat pilot and commander, and after the Six-Day War the “Skyhawk” , And Dubik joined the squadron’s founders as an officer in the firing and arming systems – a field in which he attained a high level of specialization. In this role he found a combination of his technical leanings and organizational work. As far as he was concerned, this was the fulfillment of a mission: to bear responsibility and influence on spheres that were common to the air force, and to contribute personally to the development of systems and weapons. At the beginning of January 1970 he was sent to the Interdepartmental School for Command and Staff. All the while he was flying on the Skyhawk squadron. He saw the air force as a national mission and his service as a pilot was seen as personal fulfillment. His interests were many. He excelled in mathematics and physics, but at the same time he loved animals and plants from childhood. He was cultivating reptiles and butterflies, growing wild flowers in his garden from bulbs and onions he picked up around; Yes Assaf, defined and dried hundreds of plants. Since school, he has not abandoned his hobbies, botany and zoology; The “fence” and the drying press continued to be part of its equipment. He loved art, especially music and painting. For every party at Kadouri School, and later in his unit in the air force, he composed songs, humor and satchels and participated in their performance. Despite the great burden he was placed on as a pilot, he devoted time to self-study and to expanding his horizons and knowledge. He passed his matriculation exams when he already had a family and a father for children. In the few hours of leisure, usually during the hours of alertIn the squadron, he also studied psychology, philosophy and political science, in addition to aviation and natural sciences. Dubik was a devoted and loving family member to his wife, children and parents. On February 16, 1970, Dov was killed in the Gulf of Suez on an operational flight that contributed to saving the lives of others, was promoted to the rank of Major from the day he fell, and placed a pregnant wife and two sons, Forever in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul.