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Lenart died on July 20, 2015, at his home in Ra'anana, Israel, of congestive heart failure, at the age of 94. He was survived by his wife Rachel, his daughter Michal (who had also served in the Israeli Air Force) and a grandson.
Jul 22, 2015 · Lou Lenart, one of the founders of Israel's air force who achieved almost legendary status for repelling what could have been a decisive Egyptian advance during Israel's War of Independence,...
Jul 21, 2015 · Israeli war hero Lou Lenart, an American fighter pilot who led an Israeli air attack during the War of Independence that fended off an Egyptian raid on Tel Aviv, died Monday at the age of 94.
LOS ANGELES — Louis (Lou) Lenart, an American fighter pilot hailed as “The Man who saved Tel Aviv” during the opening days of Israel’s War of Independence, died Monday (July 20) at his home in Raanana, Israel. He was 94 and died of heart and kidney failures.
The first time I called Lou Lenart, who died Monday at the age of 94, he said he wanted nothing to do with me. It was 2009.
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.
Jul 26, 2023 · As the most experienced pilot in the squadron, Lenart led the mission backed by Moddy Alon, [future Israeli President Ezer Weitzman] and Eddie Cohen; Cohen died during the attack.
