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Louis Lenart (April 24, 1921 – July 20, 2015) was a Hungarian-born American-Israeli fighter pilot. [1] His exploits during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War were documented in the 2015 documentary film A Wing and a Prayer. [2]
But Lou Lenart is perhaps best known as the Check Yeager of the Israeli Air Force. After serving as a Corsair pilot in the Pacific during WWII, Major Lenart left the Marine Corps. and, in 1948, became one of the founders of the IAF, one of the world's most respected and successful air forces.
- April 24, 1921
- July 20, 2015
Lou Lenart. Producer: Iron Eagle. Louis "Lou" Lenart has been the IDF coordinator for several motion pictures, including the first two Iron Eagle films; the first of which he was also the associate producer. But Lou Lenart is perhaps best known as the Check Yeager of the Israeli Air Force.
- Producer, Additional Crew
- April 24, 1921
- Lou Lenart
- July 20, 2015
Jul 22, 2015 · Lenart, hailed in Israeli headlines as “the man who saved Tel Aviv,” died Monday at his home in Ra’anana, Israel. He was 94.
- Writer
Jul 25, 2015 · Lou had always played hard to get: When Al recruited him, when the FBI tailed him and when the ’48 operation took him back to Eastern Europe, where he grew up.
Louis “Lou” Lenart was an American Jewish pilot who played an integral role in the founding of the Israeli Air Force (IAF). Lou was born in Hungary and emigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of 10 to escape from rising antisemitism in Europe.
Jul 2, 2010 · Lenart joined the US Marines in 1940 at the age of 18, and after a year-and-a-half of infantry training, he talked his way into flight school. A midair collision nearly cost Lenart his life,...
