Israeli pilot returning from Gaza dies after ejecting from burning plane

An Israeli Air Force F-16 pilot, Capt. Ohad Cohen Nov was killed Wednesday after being forced to abandon his plane just before landing at



the Ramon Airbase in the Negev. 

The aircraft's pilot and navigator ejected from the plane when it began to catch fire, leaving the navigator lightly wounded. Israel Air Force Commander Amir Eshel, ordered an immediate investigation into the circumstances surrounding the cause of the fire.

Cohen Nov was 34 years old and lived on the Ramon Airbase. He was a deputy squadron leader. The IDF Spokesperson announced that the military expressed its condolences to his family.