The bullet-scarred Old Airport in the city of Entebbe, Uganda, will be turned into an aviation museum. In 1976, an Air France plane was hijacked by sympathisers to the Palestinian cause and landed at Entebbe, with the blessing of President Idi Amin. The hijackers demanded the release of all Palestinian political prisoners in exchange for the, mostly Jewish, passengers.

In one of the most dramatic rescue operations, Israeli commandos under the cover of darkness, flew into Entebbe, rescued the 100 passengers and flew out before the Ugandan army could mount a credible defence.

The raid on Entebbe was pictured in many movies, including the most recent Oscar-winning film, ‘The Last King of Scotland’. So apparently, now is the right time to capitalise on the history surrounding the building by turning it into a kind of aviation museum, with the raid on Entebbe as the main attraction.

Read arcticle (New Vision (Kampala, 17 July 2007)

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