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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 .
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
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
Jan 9, 2007 · Four faltering planes went out on the mission and managed to block the Egyptians against all odds. 58 years later, Lou Lenart, who was a pilot in that attack in 1948 and is now a Hollywood...
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.
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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 ...
