Nesher 629 Posted October 16, 2004 articles from the IAF site about Ron Arad today we mark 18 years to his captivity Operation 'Peace for the Galilee' October 16th 1986: A Phantom that had been carrying out attacks against terrorist targets in south Lebanon suffers a technical malfunction and is shot down. Its air crew men bail out. The navigator, Ron Arad, is taken captive. The pilot, Major Aviram, is rescued on a Cobra's skid to Israel. A Phantom is hit over Lebanon. Ron Arad is captured In October 1986, during a routine attack in Lebanon, an IAF Phantom was damaged as a result of a technical malfunction. The crew - pilot Maj. Aviram, and the WSO, Maj. Ron Arad, had no choice but to bail out. Maj. Aviram was rescued in a daring operation by a Cobra helicopter, in which he hung on to the chopper's landing gear. Ron Arad was taken captive. Rescue on a Cobra's skids On Thursday, October 16th 1986, a Phantom carrying out a routine attack in Lebanon was hit following a technical malfunction, and the two crew members had to bail out. The pilot had a rough fall and rolled into a wadi, but crawled into a thicket of raspberry bushes and camouflaged himself, awaiting rescue. The navigator, Maj. Ron Arad, fell captive. The terrorist forces who had captured him scoured the area looking for the pilot, and shot at the two Cobras which came to rescue him. The Cobras managed to make contact with the pilot. They flew low in his direction, and directed him to climb as far up the wadi wall as he could. One of the Cobras managed to sidle up to the Phantom pilot. The plan called for the weapons drum hatch to be opened, for him to sit on, but instead he took hold of one of the chopper's skids under one arm, grabbed the radio with the other hand and shouted 'go!'. He flown thus - hanging in midair from the Cobra's skid - to Israeli territory. RON ARAD Born for Freedom! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 629 Posted October 16, 2004 Missing Formation over Israel by Yoni AKA StrikeEagle in Gamer.co.il forums by Ron S AKA Gongon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pins 0 Posted October 18, 2004 To see that missing man formation brings tears to my eyes. Nesher if the Major is still alive may he see his family soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 629 Posted October 18, 2004 i hope so too the formation is performed by his Squadron 69th "Hammers" flying the F-15I he was in the time when the Hammers were flying the good old Phantoms Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
