Ofer, son of Tova and Yochanan, was born on March 18, 1950 in Kibbutz Beeri. He attended elementary school in Bari, the “Tze’elim” elementary school in Beersheba and the Masada elementary school in Be’er Sheva. After that, he continued to study for three and a half years at the Ort Technicom High School in Givatayim, in the field of structural engineering, and a year and a half in the Afikey Da’at School for Girls in Beer-Sheva and at the Mishlab School in Be’er Sheva. When Ofer was seven years old, his family moved from Kibbutz Be’eri to Be’er Sheva, where he studied at the vocational school and lived in his grandfather’s and grandmother’s home in Tel Aviv, after completing three and a half years of professional studies. While he was studying for the matriculation exams, he worked in construction with his father and helped him plan his plans. Jella was preparing to leave with a core of his movement to Nahal, but eventually decided that he wanted to be a pilot. He spent his leisure time building various models of airplanes. He was also a sports fan, played basketball and played athletics. Ofer was recruited to the Israel Air Force in early May 1968 and was assigned to the Israel Air Force, where he volunteered to serve as a pilot, and after completing basic training he was promoted to a Naval Reconnaissance Unit. He was placed in a flight school and served as a safety officer and a navigational instructor in a training squadron, and his commander noted that he was very comfortable at work, disciplined and quiet, doing his duty obediently, quietly and discreetly, Ofer also served as a lieutenant colonel in the same place, and in this position he was also mentioned as a very good officer, successful in his position, On all estimated. In every place he was sent, he did his job well, was friendly and very quiet, and excelled in flying and taking responsibility for his duties. In December 1971 he married a wife and lived with her in the bases where he served, first in Hatzerim and later in Tel Nof. In April 1972, Ofer traveled for a month in Europe. Before that, in 1970, he was sent to Iran for two weeks. Before the war, he was permitted to leave for a two-week training course in the United States, and he was due to leave early in November 1973. He eventually served as a pilot in a phantom squadron. After completing a three-year career in the career army, he extended his service in three years, and in total, served three and a half years in the career army. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Ofer made his squadron. He participated in the battles as a phantom navigator, fought well, and stood out for his devotion to the task, his responsibility, his courage, and his spirit of volunteerism. On November 9, 1973, during a high-altitude photo shoot over Ismailia, his plane was hit by surface-to-air missiles and Ofer was killed. His body was returned from Egypt ten days later and he was brought to eternal rest in the military cemetery in Be’er Sheva. He left behind a wife and son, parents, sister and brother. After his fall, he was promoted to captain.
