Israeli 100-year-old hero has return flight

South African-born Harold “Smoky” Simon, who flew in Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, celebrated his 100th birthday by flying a vintage Tiger Moth around the Sde Te’eman airfield, near Beersheva. His two sons, both ex-IAF pilots, went with him for the ride.

https://www.thejc.com/news/world/israeli-war-of-independence-hero-celebrates-high-flying-100th-birthday-1.509214

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