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Ynet reports today that “Heroic” Sabena pilot who helped free hijacked plane in 1972 was actually a Jew.
Heroic Sabena pilot dies at 88 By Olga Gouresky
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3930500,00.html
Reginald Levy, the pilot of the Sabena airplane hijacked by terrorist in 1972, died this week in Britain. He was 88-year-old.
Levy's daughter, Linda Lifschitz, told Ynet that a few days before passing away, her father received a letter from President Shimon Peres wishing him a speedy recovery.
Lifschitz, who lives in Israel, recounted the last conversation she had with her father, who helped security forces take over the hijacked aircraft at Ben Gurion Airport.
The Jewish captain's daughter described the hijacking incident her father experienced 38 years ago