Entebbe
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Entebbe is a city in Central Uganda which is located on Lake Victoria peninsula, approximately 36 kilometres southwest of the Ugandan capital city, Kampala. Entebbe was once the seat of government for
Overview of Entebbe
Entebbe Street
Sign post of European Cemetery in Entebbe, Uganda
Entebbe Airport
Entebbe raid
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The Entebbe raid, also known as Operation Entebbe and officially codenamed Operation Thunderbolt, was a 3 July 1976 Israeli counter-terrorist mission in Uganda. It was launched in response to the hija
Entebbe
…1962. The city is the location of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest commercial and military airport, which gained worldwide attention in a 1976 Israeli rescue of 100 hostages kidnapped by the militant group of the PFLP-EO and Revolutionary Cells (RZ) organizations. Entebbe is also the location of State House…
Israeli commandos with a Mercedes-Benz 600 resembling the one owned by Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, used by Sayeret Matkal to deceive Ugandan troops during the raid
F-BVGG, the Air France Airbus A300 involved, in February 1976
Aerial photo of the city of Entebbe and the Entebbe International Airport at sunset
A 1994 photograph of the old terminal with a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules parked in front. Bullet holes from the 1976 raid are still visible.