C-130 at night

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The c-130 is a transport plane that can carry troops, millitary tanks, cars(i think), people. On 27, june, 1976, a Air France A300 registration F-BVGG was from Tel Aviv, Israel, took off from Athens headed for Paris, as Air France Flight 139. after 12:30pm takeoff and was hijacked by two Palestinains, two Germans. It was held on ground for 7hrs for refuelling. The plane took off from Benghazi, at 3:15pm it arrived at Entebbe, there was at least another 4 hijackers that joined, surpported by pro-palestinian forces of Uganda's President. They wanted the release of 40 Palestinians in israel and 13 others in Kenya, They threatened that if they didn't listen, they would begin to kill hostages in 1 july, 1976. The hijackers made two groups: jews and gentiles. At annoucement they said that the airline crew and now jewish passengers would be released and put on another plane that had been brought to Entebbe. Flight Captain Michal Bacos told the hijackers that all his passengers were his responsibility and that he won't leave them behind. After maybe some people left the plane there were about 85 israeli hostages still aboard, and 20 including the crew(?). On the 1 july deadline, the israeli goverment wanted to ask to make the deadline to 4 july. More time for rescue forces to get to entebbe. On 3 july the rescue mission was approved. Israeli Air Force C-130 flew secretly to entebbe by night, wihout help from Entebbe ground. The route was over the red sea sometimes, at a altitude of less than 100ft to avoid radar. They went over many places and they were followed by 707 jets. The first 707 carried medical facilities and landed in a airport in Kenya. The second 707 circled around entebbe during the rescue. When the planes landed 11:00pm the cargo door was open, something bursted(a shot?) and they feared that the hijackers knew they were there, so they quickly sent the rescue into action. All 7 hijackers were killed. Out of 105 passengers 3 was killed and 10 injured. many Uganda Air Force planes were destoryed on ground. The rescued passengers was flown to israel via Nairobi, Kenya. Comments on this pic welcome.(no swearing)

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Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:09:23 GMT

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