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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 26, 2023 · When he passed away in Ra’anana on July 20, 2015 at age 94, Lenart’s funeral at Kefar Nachman Cemetery was attended by many high-ranking officers of the Israeli Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps.
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...
Jul 21, 2015 · American-born Lou Lenart, who led the Israel Air Force's first attack to push back a crucial Egyptian advance during Israel's War of Independence in 1948, passed away on Monday at the age of 94.
Jul 21, 2015 · (JTA) — 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, has died. Lenart died Monday at his home in...
Jul 23, 2015 · In a long, swashbuckling career, he also helped airlift thousands of Jewish refugees from Iraq to Israel and was compared to the giants of American history.
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,...
