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Article: Former Israeli air force chief Benny Peled dead at 74
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- AP Worldstream
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- July 14, 2002
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Dateline: JERUSALEM
Benny Peled, who commanded the Israeli Air Force during the 1973 Mideast
war and the dramatic rescue of Israeli hostages in Entebbe, Uganda,
in 1976, has died of emphysema. He was 74.
Peled, a retired major general, was highly respected as a fighter
pilot and as head of the air force, but also had a reputation as a
controversial figure who often quarreled with Israel's political leadership.
"He was one of the outstanding pilots and commanders of the air force,
" Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told a Cabinet meeting Sunday, a day
after Peled's death. "He died as he had lived, being honest with himself
and those around him."
Peled ...