90 Minutes at Entebbe by William Stevenson

Author:William Stevenson [Stevenson, William]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Israel, Central, Terrorism, 1976, Isra'el, Infractions Contre La Securite Publique, Offenses Against Public Safety, Israel History, Africa, Uganda, Offenses Against Public Safety Uganda Entebbe, Entebbe Airport Raid, Military, Entebbe (Uganda), Hijacking of Aircraft, Piraterie Aerienne, History, Entebbe Airport Raid; 1976, Israel History; Military
ISBN: 9780553104820
Google: bX5NIxqB-cYC
Amazon: 0553104829
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 1976-10-14T18:30:00+00:00

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INTO AFRICA

The 50-year-old chief of the Israeli air force circled Lake Victoria in the refueled 707 command aircraft. Benny Peled could both watch the raiders on radar and follow the operation on open radio mikes transmitting on a secret channel for relay to Tel Aviv. The silence below told him that Thunderbolt was going well, the Hercules flying at half-mile intervals. Thick mist covered the lake but Entebbe was clear.

In Defense Minister Peres's office in Tel Aviv, ministers gathered as zero hour approached.

"I walked over at about 10:30 p.m.," recalled Minister of Transport Gad Yaakobi, whose civil aviation responsibilities made him most conscious of the organization required to maneuver Thunderbolt along commercial routes and refuel camouflaged military aircraft at international airports. "After about fifteen minutes the prime minister joined us, and then other members of the task force. We sat quietly listening for the first sounds of action from receivers tuned to the raiders,

"At 11:03 there was the noise of gunfire."

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