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The mission required three C-130's to land at Entebbe, with a fourth flying with them in reserve, plus two Boeing 707's which would not be landing at Entebbe. One would serve as a passenger transport for the hostages once they reached Kenya, and the other was converted into a flying medical facility. The rescue force would consist of only 35 commandos, some drawn from the Paratroopers and the Golani Infantry brigade, and some essential support personnel.

The mission required three C-130's to land at Entebbe, with a fourth flying with them in reserve, plus two Boeing 707's which would not be landing at Entebbe. One would serve as a passenger transport for the hostages once they reached Kenya, and the other was converted into a flying medical facility. The rescue force would consist of only 35 commandos, some drawn from the Paratroopers and the Golani Infantry brigade, and some essential support personnel.

[[Image:Yigael Allon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Former Israeli deputy Prime Minister Yigael Allon, seen from the back, welcomes hijacked Air France passengers and crew exiting a Hercules plane at Ben Gurion Airport]]

[[Image:Yigael Allon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Former Israeli deputy Prime Minister Yigael Allon, seen from the back, welcomes rescued Air France passengers and crew exiting a Hercules plane at Ben Gurion Airport]]

 

==The Mission==  

==The Mission==  

At 1320hrs on July 3 the aircraft took off from Lod airport and headed in different directions to fool potential spies; they then flew south at extreme low level to avoid radar detection by [[Soviet]] spy ships and [[Egypt]]ian radar.

At 1320hrs on July 3 the aircraft took off from Lod airport and headed in different directions to fool potential spies; they then flew south at extreme low level to avoid radar detection by [[Soviet]] spy ships and [[Egypt]]ian radar.