Yosef Alon

Yosef Alon
Native name
יוסף אלון
Born(1929-07-25)July 25, 1929
Ein Harod, Mandatory Palestine
DiedJuly 1, 1973(1973-07-01) (aged 43)
Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
AllegianceIsrael
Branch Israeli Air Force
Years of service1949–1973
RankColonel
Commands101 Squadron
Hatzerim Airbase
Other workAssistant Air and Naval Attaché to U.S

Yosef (Joe) Alon (Hebrew: יוסף (ג'ו) אלון), born Josef Plaček (July 25, 1929  July 1, 1973), was an Israeli Air Force officer and military attache to the U.S. who was shot and killed in the driveway of his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The killer was never identified and Alon's murder remains unsolved.