Keren Tendler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Israeli air force officer
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Place of Birth: Rehovot, Central District, Israel
About Keren Tendler
- Keren Tendler (Hebrew: ??? ??????; died August 12, 2006) was Israel's first female helicopter flight mechanic soon after a court allowed women to serve in combat positions.She was the first female Israeli soldier to die on active duty since the killing of Keren Ya’akobi in Hebron in December 2002.
- Tendler was killed during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, along with four other crew members, when their helicopter, a CH-53 Sea Stallion Yas'ur, was shot down upon lifting off in Lebanon.
- A fund was established in her name to help other young women become flight mechanics.
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