The Israeli Air Force pilot who died while ejecting from his fighter jetPilot today has been identified as Maj. Ohad Cohen Nov. He was 34.
As reported earlier by Matzav, the F-161 that Cohen Nov was operating was returning from a Gaza operation to the Ramon air force base in the Negev and was landing when it crashed.
The crash was caught on camera, as can be seen below.
Cohen Nov was a deputy squadron commander and lived on the Ramon base.
The plane navigator was lightly injured.
An investigation into the deadly crash is ongoing.
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{Matzav.com Israel News Bureau}