Please answer the following question: What key details about giora epstein can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: colonel giora '' hawkeye '' epstein -lrb- , born 1938 -rrb- , today giora even -lrb- -rrb- , is a retired colonel in the israeli air force -lrb- iaf -rrb- and a fighter ace credited with 17 victories , 16 against egyptian jets , making epstein the ace of aces of supersonic fighter jets and of the israeli air force . epstein was an active iaf pilot from 1963 until 1997 , when he retired at age 59 . he , like many retired iaf flyers , later worked as captain for el-al airlines .
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- caption is giora even , sketch by jay ashurst- allegiance is israel israel- nickname is hawkeye- birth date is 1938- serviceyears is 1956 & ndash ; 98- name is giora epstein / giora even- branch is israel- laterwork is airline pilot- image is even 98.jpg- rank is '' aluf mishne ''