Thutmose Kamel Gabrial

Thutmose Kamel Gabrial (Egyptian Arabic: تحتمس كامل غبريال; Lycopolitan (Asyutic) Coptic: Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲟⲥⲓ Ⲕⲏⲙⲗ ⲅⲉⲃⲣⲓⲁⲗ) was an Egyptian military pilot, he was born in Asyut in 1924, and his father was a staff officer in the Sixth Infantry Battalion. He was named after the Pharaoh of Egypt, Thutmose III. He grew up in a family that combined military upbringing and spiritual upbringing.^[1][2]

Thutmose Kamel Gabrial
Native name	تحتمس كامل غبريال Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲟⲥⲓ Ⲕⲏⲙⲗ ⲅⲉⲃⲣⲓⲁⲗ
Born	1924 Asyut, Asyut Governorate, Kingdom of Egypt
Died	22 May 1948 (aged 24) Haifa, Israel
Cause of death	Killed in action
Allegiance	Kingdom of Egypt
Service / branch	Royal Egypitan Air Force
Years of service	1948
Battles / wars	1948 Palestine War
Alma mater	Egyptian Military College

He graduated from the Military College in 1948, as the Air College had not been established yet. He joined the Royal Egyptian Air Force and was one of the first pilots to go to the battlefield in the war with Israel on May 16, 1948.^[1][2]

He raided and bombed the port of Tel Aviv. The next day, he bombed the army camps south of Tel Aviv. The third day, he bombed a power station south of Tel Aviv. On May 20, he met with his family, which was the last meeting. On the 22nd, he raided Haifa Airport with his friend Muharram, and it was a surprise that 20 British planes appeared. The Jerusalem Post newspaper reported that a major battle took place that ended with the martyrdom of the fighter Thutmose Kamel. The Ministry of War placed a large plaque for him in the Military Museum. King Farouk also presented a gold medal to his mother. After the 23 July Revolution of 1952, Field Marshal Abdel Hakim Amer ordered an exceptional pension for his mother in recognition of the role of the hero Thutmose Kamel Gabrial.^[1][2]

References

1. "الأقباط فى حرب فلسطين". www.coptichistory.org. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
2. "قصة الشهيد طيار تحتمس كامل غبريال قائد سرب طيران في حرب 48". 2019-11-03. Archived from the original on 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2024-08-07.