On June 27, 1976, an Air France flight out of Tel Aviv bound for Paris was hijacked by 4 PFLP terrorists. After a brief stop in Athens and Tripoli, the plane eventually landed in Entebbe, Uganda. The terrorists demanded $5 million and the release of 40 Israeli-held Palestinian militants and threatened to kill the Israeli passengers of the flight.
When negotiations eventually broke down several days later, the Israeli military began planning a raid that would eventually involve nearly 100 men, including 29 assaulters from the Sayeret Matkal (Israel SF). After only one week of preparations, on July 4th, the raiding force lifted off the Sinai aborad C-130s, traveled over 2500 miles under the cover of darkness and reached Entebbe. Upon landing at the Ugandan airport, the Sayeret Matkal assaulters stormed off the plane in a series of vehicles similar to a motorcade used by Ugandan leader Idi Amin, reached the terminal building, secured all hostages, killed the hijackers, held off Ugandan army attacks, destoyed 30 grounded MIGs (to avoid being persued upon extraction) and took off with 102 hostages all in a span of 90 minutes.
With the lost of only 3 hostages and 1 Israeli Commando, the Entebbe Raid has been referred to as the most daring and audacious rescue mission in history. #stayzero #zerofoxtrot #raid #entebbe #military #skullfuckers @stayzeroactual