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The UAAF was split into three fighter squadrons. [13] However, the force was effectively wiped out during the 1978/1979 air campaign of the Uganda–Tanzania War. Its pilots and technicians scattered, many fleeing abroad; [14] [15] its aircraft were lost or taken by the Tanzanians. [16] [17]
In 1975, he flew the aircraft to Iraq, as captain for the first time. 1975 was a busy year for Kiiza. He undertook combat flight training in Iraq, under Russian instruction on Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (MiG-21) fighter jets. He was then appointed the commander of the Uganda Army Air Force's MiG-21 unit, [1] known as the "Supersonic Fighter ...
Former Presidential Aircraft The presidential aircraft of Pres. Jose P. Laurel was a Mitsubishi MC-20. A PAAC Douglas C-47 Skytrain named Lili Marleen was designated as the presidential plane of Pres. Manuel Roxas. This aircraft crashed in May 1947, and a few months later was replaced by a C-47 of the newly formed Philippine Air Force. Pres.
As of December 2020, he was one of the initial 34 pilots that Uganda Airlines hired to fly its A330-800s. [4] He was a member of the Ugandan cockpit crew who flew the first A300-800, registration 5X-NIL, on its delivery flight from Toulouse Airport in France to Entebbe International Airport in Uganda, as Flight UR404, on 21 December 2020. [4]
The L-159 ALCA is designed for the principal role of light combat aircraft (single-seat L-159A variant) or light attack jet and advanced/lead-in fighter trainer (two-seat L-159B and T variants). [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Design of the L-159 was derived from the L-39/59 in terms of aerodynamic configuration but a number of changes were made to improve its ...
The first jet-powered presidential aircraft featured an office and a safe for the nuclear codes. The retired plane, used from 1959 to 1996, is on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
Stephen Kiggundu (3 April 1977 – 31 March 2024), was a Ugandan military officer, military pilot, paratrooper, military flight instructor and military commander in the Uganda People's Defence Force. At the time of his death, he was the Deputy Commander of the UPDF Air Force. He served in that role from September 2022 until March 2024.
It is expected that the academy will expand its training programs to include pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers from (a) UPDF Air Force (b) Uganda National Airlines Company (c) Uganda Police Air Wing (d) Ugandan Presidential Fleet (e) Commercial and General aviation. This would save Uganda millions of dollars in foreign exchange ...