Israel Hero. Mr. Winters, was a Protestant from Boston who worked with others to help Israel during The 1948 Arab-Israeli War. He converted two B-17 "Flying Fortresses" to Israel's defense forces. He personally flew one of the aircraft from Miami to Czechoslovakia, where that plane and a third B-17 were retrofitted for use as bombers. He and other volunteers from around the world defied weapons embargoes to supply the newly established Israel with critical supplies to defend itself against mounting attacks from all sides. He was convicted in 1949 for violating the Neutrality Act for conspiring to export aircraft to a foreign country. He was fined $5,000 and sentenced to 18 months in prison. President George W. Bush of the US before leaving office granted a pardon to Winters for his actions.
Israel Hero. Mr. Winters, was a Protestant from Boston who worked with others to help Israel during The 1948 Arab-Israeli War. He converted two B-17 "Flying Fortresses" to Israel's defense forces. He personally flew one of the aircraft from Miami to Czechoslovakia, where that plane and a third B-17 were retrofitted for use as bombers. He and other volunteers from around the world defied weapons embargoes to supply the newly established Israel with critical supplies to defend itself against mounting attacks from all sides. He was convicted in 1949 for violating the Neutrality Act for conspiring to export aircraft to a foreign country. He was fined $5,000 and sentenced to 18 months in prison. President George W. Bush of the US before leaving office granted a pardon to Winters for his actions.
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