Rachmilevich, Yair

Was born on October 8, 1956. He was born and raised in the moshav, where he received his first education at Mevo’ot School, where he moved to the ORT vocational high school in Rehovot , And graduated with honors, with the distinction of becoming a sort of mark of excellence: Yair also belonged to the Bnei Hashimim movement, was active in the youth movement, and was characterized by helping all: the close family, friends, friends Yair was drafted into the IDF at the end of October 1974, and thanks to his personal qualities and data, he was accepted into the IAF. He graduated cum laude from a pilot course, a professional training course and a pilot instructor course. He was the youngest pilot to fly an F-15. Between course and course he took part in operational activities (he was among the bombers of the Iraqi reactor) and in air battles (in one of which he dropped a MiG21- Syrian aircraft). Yair held command and training positions, and the evaluation sheets of his commanders were all praise and praise for his ability, the manner in which he carried out the task, and his attitude toward his subordinates and commanders. On the 18th of Shevat 5744 (22.1.1984), about five months after marrying Anat, a magnificent track of achievements was suddenly cut off. Captain Yair fell in the line of duty and was put to rest in the military cemetery at Moshav Beer Tuvia. After they fell, Yair was promoted to Major. He left behind a pregnant wife (the son who was born to him and whom he did not get to know, called Lior), parents, two sisters, and a brother. The letter of consolation sent by his commander to the bereaved family reads: “To describe Yair is simple: simply excellent … excellence in every field, all with humility and simple simplicity, on the one hand maturity and seriousness and on the other hand , Who like them are hard to find … For anyone who worked with him it was clear that Yair was born to greatness … In his fall we lost an officer and a pilot we all loved, one of the best known to the IAF. We aspire to be like and behave like “