| FREEMAN CENTER BROADCAST- September 13, 2009  FREEMAN CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES P.O. Box 35661 * Houston, Texas 77235-5661 Phone or Fax: 713-723-6016 * E-mail: bernards@sbcglobal.net OUR WEB SITE (URL): http://www.freeman.org THE MACCABEAN ONLINE: URL:http://www.freeman.org/online.htm Freeman Center Blog http://www.freeman.org/serendipity/ ============= ==================== They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth. - Plato "The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see." -- Ayn Rand ########## Ignorance Is Weakness - Know The Truth Self-Inflicted Ignorance Is Suicide The Freeman Center Is A Defense Against Ignorance ********************** THE TRUTH MAY NOT ALWAYS BE POPULAR, BUT IT IS STILL THE TRUTH ================== PLEASE HELP US PAY OUR OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES ============== MAY ISRAEL AVOID PREEMPTIVE SURRENDER IN 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ========== SHANA TOVA TO ALL OUR READERS! ==============  Asaf Ramon, Son of Ilan Ramon, Killed in Jet CrashElul 24, 5769, 13 September 09 06:42 by Gil Ronen(Israelnationalnews.com) IAF F-16 pilot Captain Asaf Ramon, son of the late Ilan Ramon, was killed Sunday when his jet crashed during a routine training flight over southern Mount Hevron. It is not known whether the crash was caused by a technical malfunction or human error. Asaf Ramon's jet had been participating in a mock aerial dogfight at high altitude when it crashed. There was no communication from his jet from the moment when it began to dive towards the ground until it crashed. Former IAF pilot Col. (res.) Zeev Raz, who was a friend of the Ramon family, said on Channel 2 that he estimates that the most likely reason for the crash was a pilot's blackout and ensuing loss of consciousness during a sharp maneuver.  Asaf Ramon of blessed memory  Asaf Ramon congratulated by President Shimon Peres upon finishing Pilots' Course (IDF Spokesman's Unit)  Asaf finishing Pilot's Course (IDF Spokesman's Unit)  Rona Ramon at Asaf's Pilot Course graduation ceremony (IDF Spokesman's Unit) IAF Commander Maj.-Gen. Ido Nechushtan and Personnel Branch Commander Maj.-Gen. Avi Zamir went to the home of Asaf's mother, Rona Ramon, and delivered the tragic news to her. According to one news outlet, Rona Ramon was aware of the tragedy before the IDF representatives notified her, because she saw journalists milling about outside her home and guessed what had happened. [weJew:6024] Video: Asaf Ramon Completing IAF Pilots' Course Asaf's father, Ilan Ramon, was a fighter pilot in the IAF, and was the youngest pilot who took part in the bombing of Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor in 1981. Later, he was the first Israeli astronaut. He was killed on board the Space Shuttle Columbia when the spacecraft exploded upon reentering the earth's atmosphere. IDF sources said that Asaf Ramon completed Pilots' Course with excellence about ten weeks ago. He had come to his base from his home Sunday and was fully alert when he set out on the routine training flight. Maj.-Gen.Nechushtan announced Sunday evening that an investigative committee headed by a colonel had been appointed to probe Sunday afternoon's crash. The Air Force also announced that it was grounding all training flights on the F-16A until further notice. Asaf Ramon was considered to be an excellent pilot. Asaf was the oldest of Ilan and Rona Ramon's children. He left behind two brothers and a sister. %ad% |
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