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Gideon Shochat

Gideon (Geda) Shochat was a Royal Air Force pilot, colonel in the Israeli Air Force, and a former Israeli ambassador to Malawi. Shochat's daughter Alona was married to Israeli singer Arik Einstein.

Early life
Geda Shochat was born in Ottoman Haifa in 1912 == World War II ==
World War II
In 1941, Shochat enlisted in the Royal Air Force and was sent to Asmara, Eritrea, to work as a machinist. After a few months, he returned to Mandatory Palestine. In 1943, he finished pilot training in Rhodesia and served as a pilot in Egypt. Towards the end of World War II, he was deployed to Karachi and served as the commander of a B-24 Liberator. == Israeli War of Independence ==
Israeli War of Independence
Shochat joined the Israeli 103 Squadron in 1948. He was involved in Operation Velvetta to smuggle aircraft to Israel from Czechoslovakia for the Israeli War of Independence. == Later life ==
Later life
In 1964, Shochat was appointed as the Israeli ambassador to Malawi. Shochat committed suicide in 1966 and was given a military funeral at Kiryat Shaul Cemetery. ==Notes==
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