Background
Ramon, Ilan was born on June 20, 1954 in Tel Aviv.
Ramon, Ilan was born on June 20, 1954 in Tel Aviv.
Graduate, Israel Air Force Flight School, 1974. Student, A-4 Basic Training and Operations, 1974—1976. Student, Mirage III-C Training and Operations, 1976—1980.
Student, F-16 Training Course, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, 1980. Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Computer Engineering, University Tel Aviv, 1987.
Member establishment team F-16 squadron Israel Air Force, 1980, deputy Commander B, F-16 squadron, 1981—1983, deputy Commander A, F-4 Phantom squadron, 1988—1990, Commander F-16 squadron, 1990—1992, head aircraft branch department operations requirement, 1992—1994, head department operational requirement for weapon development and acquisition, 1994—1998. Payload specialist astronaut National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1997—1998. Colonel Israeli Air Force, Yom Kippur War, Operation Peace for Galilee.
Married Rona Ramon; 4 children.