Son of Gilo and Ilan, brother to Tal, Ayelet and Gali. Was born on the 19th of Tevet 5723 (19.1.1963) Bram-On in the Ta’anach region. The moshav, which had settled in a valley near the Jordanian border, was then two years old, and the growth and development of soil overlapped with the growth and development of its native village. In June 1967 he experienced, as a child in kindergarten, a first war; The village was shelled by Jordanian artillery fire, buildings were damaged, and the kindergarten was hit by a shell. The routine of life in the moshav, the studies, the work in the economy, and the contact with the landscape and nature were at the center of the earth’s world and constituted the basis for shaping his personality. The school opened new horizons and aroused the natural curiosity that was inherent in it, but over the years, when his curiosity was not satisfied, he changed his attitude toward study. With a developed sense of aesthetics, original thought, imagination and creativity, he recoiled from the high school rhetoric and memorization of the high school and turned his attention and energy to extracurricular matters. The love of the country and its landscapes, with the need for human contact and social experiences, led to a great deal of traveling and meeting with youth from other moshavim. The handsome boy attracted the attention of the girls, some of whom began to go on trips just to be with him … Some are disappointed when it becomes clear that innocence and honesty make him refuse physical relations that are not based on real emotion. Because of the father’s departure for work at the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, a greater part of the economy was assigned to his shoulders, yet he also finds time for other occupations: iron scraps become inspirational sculptures, his athletic ability discovered in elementary school, The basketball player is a member of Hapoel’s Afula-Jezreel youth team, and his desire to contribute to society makes him take on the guidance of one of the children’s groups in the village. In high school, he acquires many friends and wins the teachers’ assessment, but his grade sheet accurately reflects his attitude toward the matriculation studies and the effort and time invested in them. In the summer of 1981, he enlisted and began his career as a pilot in the IAF because of his excellence in the ground stages of the course, including many infantry training, and his level “I may have missed the opportunity to be a good infantry officer just to be a mediocre pilot?” But among the commanders and commanders, many are aware of his potential and are working to reverse his doubts. And the landscape was expressed every day and caused it to be called by its members, “Falah.” Units infect his love and enthusiasm to his friends and made them I wasted “their holidays working in his parents, incorporated in tours. In summer Tsm”g 21.07.1983)) getting dirt pilot’s wings after graduation and operational training squadron stationed helicopters ‘Cobra’. The service as a pilot in an attack helicopter squadron was very important to him and his presence in this squadron made him breathe a sigh of relief … Seriously and meticulously he fulfills his duties as a pilot and an artillery officer in the squadron, and soon he stands out for his “weak side” In the response to questions from the Army Radio reporter who visited the squadron at the time, he said: “Helicopters in general are a tool that obviously goes with him – and if I traveled a lot on foot before I enlisted, I am currently traveling a lot more with the helicopter … I think that many things I have never seen or seen in a different way, now I see differently I know a lot more places and I enjoy coming backTo them and to remember how I passed over or how I passed by … and this is a tremendous pleasure! You just fly and you know every hole in the country! This gives you a sense of much more belonging. After two years as a regular pilot, he goes on a training period in the operational training course for the combat helicopter system. His great sensitivity and warm human approach, along with his meticulousness and unwillingness to compromise in everything related to the performance of the tasks and their level of performance, contribute to his success as a guide, commander and member. Toward the end of the training period, he serves as acting and acting commander of the course and justifies the trust given to him. At the end of the training period he returns to his operational squadron, and after a short period of time he is appointed commander of the operations unit of the new Cobras squadron, which was established shortly before. As commander of the Operations Division, he receives full freedom of action from the squadron commander – a freedom that is exploited to the full in determining norms and work procedures, in defining a style of command and in determining positions on various professional issues. This freedom of action is a cushion for the imagination and original thinking in which it is endowed, allowing it to take off on the wings of its vision (even if it is sometimes carried in an unreal direction), creating new patterns and making original ideas. His unwillingness to compromise with regard to his performance and the performance of his subordinates and his stubbornness, which was not always proportionate to the subject in question, was not a recipe for popularity, but the personal charm of his engine, his feeling, loyal friendship, and personal example often erased all anger and resentment. Even now, despite the burden of the job, he finds time to contribute to the life of his squadron and his beads continue to accompany the parties as before. During this period, Dafar participated in many attack missions in the skies of Lebanon as pilot and pilot, which he saw first and foremost as operational missions, but also as a personal test of the norms he set for himself. “I think of the war as something I want to do best, just to justify the hours they invested in me, beyond the fact that you are afraid or afraid to smile, to the chance that you will return alive,” he said, I want to be very good there – to do everything right, to help … The thing that bothers me and persecutes me every day is the fear that when I have to prove what I have learned all the time What I practice is not worth the investment, which bothers me almost every day. Good when they need you. ” (From an interview with Army Radio, 1984) At this stage, the dilemma between the desire to return home and combine studies and work in the economy, and the continuation of service in the IAF, has been postponed, and Ofer decides to continue on the path that will lead him to command a squadron. A free vacation that was used for work in the economy, studies, trips in Israel and abroad, without giving up a day or two of flying in the squadron. In the short time he spent at home he managed to bring about significant changes in the economy and contribute to the cultural life in the village. This was an opportunity for the parents and members of the moshav to re-discern its potential and to be envious of the IAF, which enjoys its benefit … When he took up the position of second lieutenant in the “Squadron Squadron”, his imagination, the ability to see ahead and strive for perfection, Medium and partial, his professional skills and command ability, built on the basis of his humanity and friends, led him to what he had aspired to and intended for several years – to be on the staff of the Apache squadron. The new, revolutionary changes that causeThe perception of the future battlefield, as a gateway to a new and unfamiliar world and a source of deep satisfaction. At the time of his conversion to the United States, Ofer Daat bought new friends and instructors among the instructors and commanders of the operational squadron in which he spent several weeks at the end of the conversion period and on his return to Israel he takes part as commander of the Operations Division, receiving the advanced aircraft and creating a new and special squadron. Alongside the hard and gray work on the ground, the flights were a challenge that combined the Copts’ childhood illness with the melting pot to formulate its combat doctrine, all accompanied by a sense of primacy and initial recognition. This creative fever, which caused tension, to And she gave the staff a sense of satisfaction and transcendence, was abruptly cut off when five of the crew took off to their deaths … Thursday, December 13, 1990, the second candle of Hanukkah, the first operational flight of the ‘ Is being canceled because of the weather conditions, and four pilots and the operations officer of the squadron take off northward on the Cessna plane, which crashes after a few minutes into the Ramat Matred cliffs, and is laid to rest in the Ram-On cemetery. Sisters – Ayelet and Gali and Society for Life – Irit. On his fresh grave, the wing commander says: “Your way to command a squadron was paved.” In the yard of the farm, his hands remained silent witnesses, a painful reminder of the boy who had paved his way and was unable to reach his destination.
