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Dror Harish (דרור חריש, born 1946) was an acclaimed military aviator pilot in the Israeli Air Force (IAF), and a captain in El Al until his retirement and today is an entrepreneur and initiates unique real estate projects. Harish is considered a flying ace credited with 11 aerial victories, making Harish one of the most acclaimed aces of supersonic fighter jets and of the Israeli Air Force.

Early biography
Born in Tel-Aviv in 1946, Harish grew in Jerusalem and is living today in Ora, near Jerusalem. Son of Sarah Buchman and Yosef Harish former Tel Aviv District court and Israel's Attorney General Harish dreamed of being an aviator since he was a boy. He joined the aviation club when he was just 12 and later joined the youth air battalion where he learned to fly on Piper Super Cub in preparation for the flight course.

Military service and aerial victories
Harish completed flight course 50 as a fighter pilot and began flying Dassault Ouragan and was then assigned to Tel Nof squadron to fly on Mystère. Four months after his assignment to the Tel Nof squadrons, the Six Day War begun. In the first day of the war, in his third flight, Harish took off as number 2 in a mission that was meant to attack the Amman Airport. During the attach in the last flight over the airport, his jet was striked and a bullet went through the canopy and hit Harish's shoulder. Despite his wounds, Harish managed to take control over the stricken aircraft, finish the flight and land it safely, only to return flying the next day and until the end of the war.

After the Six Day War Harish was converted to the Dassault Mirage III which he flew with the 119 "Bat" Squadron at Tel Nof where he served until the end of the War of Attrition. During the years 1969-1970, only 24 years he had 5 victories, becoming one of the AIF ace pilots.

In the years 1969-1971 Harish commanded the final part of the flight course and was a member of the aerobatic team of the Israel Defense Forces.

During his military service during the War of Attrition Harish studied law in the Hebrew University and economics at the Ben Gurion University graduating in 1972.

At the end of the War of Attrition, at the summer of 1970, the 119 "Bat" Squadron was converted to the F-4 Phantom jets however Harish preferred to keep flying on his favorite Dassault Mirage fighter jets and was assigned to 101 Squadron which was called also the "first" squadron.

In 1971 Harish retired from the army but continued to serve in active reserve.

During the Yom Kippur War he served under the command of Avraham Lanir. On October 9th, 1972 Harish led a formation over Quneitra, Syria while heavy combat in the armored corps was taking place below. Harish suddenly noticed two MiG-17s attaching the Israeli armored corps. He shot down the two MiG-17s while Avraham Lanir is "watching his back".

During the Yom Kippur War Harish shot down 6 enemy jets, making him one of the Israeli Air Force most acclaimed Ace pilots with a total of 11 aerial victories.

Later biography
In 1977 while practicing law, Harish joined El Al Airlines and worked there until his retirement as a Captain in 2013.

Harish is a skipper, experienced hiker and has participated in numerous marathons around the world since 2006.

Additional links

 * List of flying aces in Arab–Israeli wars
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 * Robert TAylor,'''One Mig Down

Category:1947 births Category:Living people Category:Israeli Jews Category:Israeli flying aces Category:Israeli Air Force personnel