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Uganda People's Defence Force Air Force, more commonly known as the Ugandan Air Force, is a branch of the Uganda People's Defence Force. Its headquarters are located at Entebbe , Uganda . The current air force commander is Charles Lutaaya , [ 2 ] while Emmanuel Kwihangana serves as chief of air staff.
An Iranian Air Force ultralight training plane crash causing the death of both pilots in Arak airport. [78] 17 May Two United States Navy McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk collided mid-air in Ricardo, Texas. One T-45 managed to land safely at Naval Air Station Kingsville while the crew of the other T-45 had to eject. [79] 21 May
Uganda Airlines Flight 775 was a Boeing 707-338C, registration 5X-UBC, that crashed while attempting to land at Rome-Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy on 17 October 1988. [1] Out of the 52 occupants onboard, 33 were killed.
List of fatal accidents and incidents involving Royal Air Force aircraft from 1945 Aviation accidents in Japan involving U.S. military and government aircraft post-World War II v
The US Code of Federal Regulations defines an accident as "an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in which any person suffers death or serious injury, or in which the aircraft receives substantial damage;" an incident as "an occurrence ...
Retired from Switzerland’s air force in 1981, the German-built plane was carrying tourists who wanted to take “adventure flights” to experience the country’s landscape in vintage planes.
A witness reported a loud explosion before the crash. 3 April An Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17-V5 crashes after striking an iron girder while landing, killing one and injuring three. [330] 3 April A USMC CH-53E Super Stallion, of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, crashes near Naval Air Field El Centro for reasons unknown, killing all 4 crewmen. [331 ...
Eleven [7] Soviet-built MiG-17 and MiG-21 fighter planes of the Uganda Army Air Force were destroyed on the ground at Entebbe Airport. [5] [29] Out of the 106 hostages, 3 were killed, 1 was left in Uganda (74-year-old Dora Bloch), and approximately 10 were wounded. The 102 rescued hostages were flown to Israel via Nairobi, Kenya, shortly after ...