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The Entebbe raid or Operation Entebbe, officially codenamed Operation Thunderbolt (retroactively codenamed Operation Yonatan), was a 1976 Israeli counter-terrorist mission in Uganda. It was launched in response to the hijacking of an international civilian passenger flight (an Airbus A300) operated by Air France between the cities of Tel Aviv ...
Victory at Entebbe. Victory at Entebbe is a 1976 American made-for-television action - drama film for broadcast on ABC, directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. The film starred Helmut Berger, Linda Blair, Anthony Hopkins, Burt Lancaster, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Dreyfuss, and Kirk Douglas. Julius Harris portrayed Idi Amin, following the fatal heart ...
During Operation Entebbe, Bloch's family in Israel were taken to the HaKirya military complex in Tel Aviv, before going to the airport. Once at the airport, they were told that Bloch was still in Uganda. [13] They spent an hour observing the traditional mourning ritual , but no longer as she was not confirmed dead. [13] On 4 July, the British ...
Battle of Entebbe. The Battle of Entebbe was a battle of the Uganda–Tanzania War that took place on 7 April 1979 on the Entebbe peninsula in Uganda between Tanzanian units and Ugandan and Libyan units. The Tanzanians occupied the area, killed hundreds of Libyans, and ended the Libyan airlift in support of the Ugandan government.
The Uganda–Tanzania War of 1978–79 included an air campaign, as the air forces of Uganda and Tanzania battled for air superiority and launched bombing raids. In general, the conflict was focused on air-to-ground attacks and ground-based anti-aircraft fire; only one dogfight is known to have occurred. The Uganda Army Air Force dominated the ...
Entebbe is a city in Central Uganda which is located on Lake Victoria peninsula, approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of the Ugandan capital city, Kampala. [3] Entebbe was once the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda prior to independence, in 1962. The city is the location of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's ...
Air France Flight 139 hijacking. Brigitte Kuhlmann (19 January 1947 – 4 July 1976) was a German militant who was a founding member of the West German left-wing terrorist group Revolutionäre Zellen (RZ, or Revolutionary Cells in English). [1][2][3] She was killed by the Israel Defense Forces in Entebbe, Uganda, during Operation Entebbe.
Air France–KLM. Attacks on aircraft by Palestinian militant groups. Hostage rescue operations. 1976 in Uganda. 1976 in Israel. Idi Amin. Terrorist incidents in Uganda in the 1970s. Palestinian terrorist incidents in Greece. Military operations involving airports.