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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]
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. He had congestive heart failure, his Los Angeles publicist ...
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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.
- April 24, 1921
- July 20, 2015
Lou Lenart was an outstanding Machalnik. On 29th May 1948 he led the attack by four Avia S-199s against the Egyptian Army. They dropped their bombs and fired their cannons in the teeth of withering 37mm anti-aircraft fire from the Egyptians, and they stopped the advance of the Egyptian forces 16 miles from Tel Aviv.
May 29, 2024 · Lou Lenart, a hero much bigger than any screen. Here was a man to whom Israel and the Jewish people owe so much yet who received so little recognition in return. A soldier whose example of valor and selflessness is followed, however unknowingly, by the myriad Israelis defending our country today.
May 29, 2024 · Lou Lenart was one of the volunteer IAF pilots interviewed for Nancy Spielberg’s stirring documentary, “Above and Beyond.” I saw it four times. Shortly after, in 2015, I sat at Lou’s bedside during the final days of his life.
