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Al Schwimmer

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american-born israeli engineer and businessman”. Today it says “american-born israeli pilot”.
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Israeli aerospace engineer and businessman (1917-2011) Adolph William Schwimmer ( ;‎ 10 June 1917 – 10 June 2011) was an American and later Israeli engineer and businessman.1 He was the founder and first CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries .

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american-born israeli engineer and businessman

Now

american-born israeli pilot

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