Dan Tolkowsky
Aluf Dan Tolkowsky (or Tolkovsky, Hebrew: דן טולקובסקי; born January 17, 1921 died November 28, 2025) is a retired Israeli military officer. He was commander of the Israeli Air Force from 1953 to 1958.[1] He was born in Tel Aviv.
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Tolkowsky (left) during his RAF service at the Jewish sailors' club in Haifa, 1944.
Tolkowsky (standing) and Ben-Gurion inaugurate the 117 Squadron "First Jet" at Ramat David Airbase with the first Gloster Meteor F.8 fighter jets on 17 June 1953.
Israeli generals Haim Laskov, Moshe Kashti, Asaf Simhoni, and Tolkowsky in the Sinai Peninsula, 1956.
Meeting of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and senior Israeli officers, 1957 (Tolkowsky seated on far right).
Tolkowsky being decorated with the French Légion d'honneur, 1958
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References
- ↑ Dan Tolkovsky (biographical details)Cosmos.ucc.ie. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
Other websites
- Jews from Palestine are sent to the RAF pilot course in Rhodesia, IAF Official Site. Accessed June 9, 2006.