"Yair David, one of the bravest warriors of the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War." Major General (ret.) Amos Yadlin, Israeli fighter pilot and former head of the IDF Intelligence Directorate "Yair-alone and hunted in the heart of Egypt-summoned every trait he possessed, determination and perseverance, patience, and an unimaginable level of composure, and endure a dangerous eight-hour ordeal in enemy territory." Colonel (ret.) Oded Marom, Israeli fighter pilot "Yair David, my model of a combat navigator and leader" Colonel Yoram Romem, Ph.D., Israeli fighter navigator and recipient of the Chief of Staff's Citation Israeli-born Yair David is the author of six books. A former member of Kibbutz Gvaram, Yair served as a fighter in the Paratroopers Reconnaissance Unit and as a commander of an anti-tank missile team. In the Israeli Air Force, he was among the first navigators of the F-4 Phantom and F-15 Eagle. With extensive operational experience, Yair has ejected from his plane twice in enemy territory-and both times, he escaped capture. Academically accomplished, Yair is an aeronautical engineer, jurist, and holds a doctorate in philosophy. For one of his initiatives, he was awarded the Israel Defense Prize
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