Harold “Smoky” Simon who just passed away, close to his 102nd birthday, was one of the legendary founders of the Israeli Air Force. He flew a Bonanza aircraft, one week after arriving in Israel from South Africa in May 1948. After the War of Independence, he set up several squadrons.
https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/03/04/harold-smoky-simon-one-of-the-iafs-founders-dies-at-101/