In March 1954 he enlisted in the IAF. He began flying Spitfire aircraft and later served in the 117th Squadron flying Meteors. He later joined the new 113th Squadron, flying Ouragans. During the Sinai Campaign, he flew the new French Mystère. After the war, he spent a year in a French Air Force squadron as part of a training mission for IAF pilots, served as an instructor in the Air Force flight school, and in 1962 was appointed deputy commander of the 101st squadron.