Tupolev Tu-22
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The Tupolev Tu-22 was the first supersonic bomber to enter production in the Soviet Union. Manufactured by Tupolev, the Tu-22 entered service with Long-Range Aviation and Soviet Naval Aviation in the 1960s.
Tu-22 at the Monino, Russian Federation Central Air Force Museum
Soviet engineer checks the 23 mm R-23 cannon in remotely controlled tail turret
A parked Tupolev Tu-22
Uganda–Tanzania War
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The Uganda–Tanzania War, known in Tanzania as the Kagera War and in Uganda as the 1979 Liberation War, was fought between Uganda and Tanzania from October 1978 until June 1979 and led to the overthrow of Ugandan President Idi Amin. The war was preceded by a deterioration of relations between Uganda and Tanzania following Amin's 1971 overthrow of President Milton Obote, who was close to the President of Tanzania, Julius Nyerere. Over the following years, Amin's regime was destabilised by violent purges, economic problems, and dissatisfaction in the Uganda Army.
Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere (1976)
The Uganda Army Air Force repeatedly bombed Bukoba (pictured in 2017) during the early stages of the war.
The People's Republic of Mozambique under Samora Machel (pictured in 1985) was one of the few countries to aid Tanzania during the war.