ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-321C 5X-UAL Entebbe Airport (EBB)
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Date:Sunday 1 April 1979
Type:Silhouette image of generic B703 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 707-321C
Operator:Uganda Airlines
Registration: 5X-UAL
MSN: 18580/336
First flight: 1963
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Entebbe Airport (EBB) (   Uganda)
Phase: Standing (STD)
Nature:-
Departure airport:-
Destination airport:-
Narrative:
In October 1978 Uganda's Idi Amin attempted to annex the Kagera Salient, a part of Tanzania. The Tanzanian president, Julius Nyerere, responded by sending troops into Uganda. Supported by the Uganda National Liberation Front (UNLF), the Tanzanian army captured Kampala and destroyed Boeing 707 5X-UAL at the Entebbe International Airport.

Classification:
Damaged on the ground

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accident date: 01-04-1979
type: Boeing 707-321C
registration: 5X-UAL
photo of Boeing-707-321C-5X-UAL
accident date: 01-04-1979
type: Boeing 707-321C
registration: 5X-UAL
 
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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