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- The Uganda–Tanzania War of 1978–79 included an air campaign, as the air forces of Uganda and Tanzania battled for air superiority and launched bombing raids. In general, the conflict was focused on air-to-ground attacks and ground-based anti-aircraft fire; only one dogfight is known to have occurred. The Uganda Army Air Force dominated the air space during the initial Ugandan invasion of northwestern Tanzania, but achieved little due to bad co-ordination with ground forces and a general lack of planning. At the same time, it suffered increasingly heavy losses as pilots deserted, and the Tanzanian anti-aircraft defenses became more effective. The initiative thus switched to the Tanzania Air Defence Command which supported the country's counter-offensive into Uganda. In the conflict's later stages, the Libyan Arab Republic Air Force intervened on the side of Uganda, but failed to make a tangible impact. The Uganda Army Air Force was eventually destroyed on 7 April 1979 when Tanzanian ground forces overran its main air base at Entebbe. The remaining Ugandan loyalist air pilots subsequently fled the country or joined the Libyan military. (en)
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- Supported by:
- Palestine Liberation Organisation
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- * Uganda Army Air Force almost completely destroyed; remnants joinedLibyan military
- Decisive Tanzanian victory
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- 12Shenyang J-6s
- 16 MiG-21s
- 22Shenyang J-5s
- 2–4Tupolev Tu-22s
- 600–1,000 personnel
- Dozens ofMiG-21s,MiG-17s,MiG-15s, andL-29s
- SA-7andSA-3teams
- ~1,000 personnel
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- 53963 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)
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- Light (en)
- Extremely heavy (en)
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- Palestine Liberation Organisation (en)
- Supported by: (en)
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- Idi Amin (en)
- Julius Nyerere (en)
- Muammar Gaddafi (en)
- Christopher Gore (en)
- Ali Kiiza (en)
- Andrew Mukooza (en)
- Cyril Orambi (en)
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- Air campaign of the Uganda–Tanzania War (en)
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- 0001-10-10 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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- the Uganda–Tanzania War (en)
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- Decisive Tanzanian victory
* Uganda Army Air Force almost completely destroyed; remnants joined Libyan military (en)
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- 600 (xsd:integer)
- -21.0
- -29.0
- -5.0
- -6.0
- -22.0
- SA-7 and SA-3 teams (en)
- ~1,000 personnel (en)
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- Uganda Army Air Force
* Suicide Strike Command
* MiG-17 squadron
Libyan Arab Republic Air Force
* No. 1022 Squadron (en)
- Tanzania Air Defence Command
*601 KJ
*602 KJ
*603 KJ (en)
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- The Uganda–Tanzania War of 1978–79 included an air campaign, as the air forces of Uganda and Tanzania battled for air superiority and launched bombing raids. In general, the conflict was focused on air-to-ground attacks and ground-based anti-aircraft fire; only one dogfight is known to have occurred. (en)
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- Air campaign of the Uganda–Tanzania War (en)
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- Air campaign of the Uganda–Tanzania War (en)
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