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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.
- April 24, 1921
- July 20, 2015
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 · “This climax is beyond my wildest fantasies.” 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...
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.
Jul 26, 2023 · Captain Lou Lenart was one of the non-Israeli “Machalniks” who risked their lives by quietly volunteering to start the Israeli Air Force.
May 29, 2024 · Lou found himself in Italy where the Mafia had been hired by the Zionists to help procure World War II surplus freight planes. One of these aircraft, a Pressman with a range of 350 miles, was supposed to reach Palestine, almost four times that distance.
