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Defense Intelligence Agency, "Biographic Sketch: Colonel Aviam Sella," May 20, 1987. Secret.

B IOG RAPIII C S KETC H IS RAE L Colonel Avia m SELLA 20 May 1987 U NAME Colone l Aviam Sella SAY- LAH Air Force U POSITION Current po s iti o n unknown • IGNIFICA NCE · f colonel Aviam· - lla' s recent t in -covert actlvities against the U S had prompted ' protest from ·the American government requestin f''his disiidss·al from ·o ne of the· most ·plum ssigrunents · tn the IAF Officer- Cciiiiiiiandtrigifi or ·as I • r f- - r ·- - _ F · ft ' _ - _ ' 1987 U f'lci He as s ist 1 1$ ' iog C or'TeCt biOQ • hiul dJt-1 by CO tect S lo w -din And od J d «ect y 0 OtA 0 6 W ashinqtOR 0 C 203- 0 ISRAEL Colonel Aviam SELLA 20 May 1987 ella possesses a cons married and has two sons Mrs is an attorney who spent 2 years as a member of a large New York City law firm Colonel Sella speaks native Hebrew and excellent English s Colonel Sella entered the IAF in 1964 completing flight training in 1966 From 1965 to 1966 he was a pilot with an Ouragan jet squadron From 1963 to 1969 he flew Mystere aircraft participating in combat during the 1967 Six Day War · During and after the 1967 War he vas-8 n instructor at the IAF Flight School He attended the Instrument Flying School in o lt _ e t --prom 1969'to l971 he__ _ t_ · ju - e t c - F4 Phantom squadron _comma_n der -v again- participatiilg in numerous combat -missions during the 1970 War of AttrttiwagiitiSt '-Efflt a ·rn 1971 he earned a· B A itti econouiictF ' fro1ii'1JerusUem· un1 r8ity se tfa1iWI1 '' -he tr8 hsition· to Mir 'J aircraft - flftng ·Ivtth the- 6tst-Squaarou· from R a nUit · David Airbruie-crffi '1972 From 1972 to197 'Vir 't-ifep'utyto a· P squadron coniilande c i a engaged 'in many c_ombat· missio tlte0Cto berl973'' lola·r 7'From'i974 ' to 1976 he served at Air- 'Force-¥-He1 fdqfiarters staff· offic-er' in clUtrge of developing· ·a anced--cair ombat ·methods - ·rnc 976 111 -tla of 1 he- 20ls ¥ tslit'ef­ Bomoor - F-4E Squadron--at iia tzor-n-rbase - - remaining c mmander -for an unus·Wllly 1 n'1f rlod f t 4 p fR eti U te ne- fst 'w _s ·the i s Ii1t_ l t _to _ose ircraft hrough7 aC _i dent ' _e Je 1 '79 c gt'adus tu'ai e' ariU f' l ness ·a min1strat1on from 'el Y§ yir t From 1980 to· 3 e 'Tof_ ir Fo e Operatio mil - - ha l mos_ i3 t' i eme fo tf Dff t1- 9o lPUter_- t'lcience -from ·-N'e 1ro l UniverSfty -was - d-Commander of the-·Ramon'Airbase-in SeptembeJ J9 A -