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===Libya===

===Libya===

The Blinder’s combat debut was in Libyan service, and less than memorable.  During the [[Ugandan-Tanzanian War]], Libyan dictator [[Muammar al-Gaddafi]] sent two Tu-22s to aid [[Uganda]]n dictator Idi Amin against the advancing [[Tanzania]]n forces.  On April 1, 1979, in an apparent attempt to intimidate the Tanzanian government, one Blinder attempted to bomb the Tanzanian city of [[Mwanda]] with 10,000 lb of explosives, but all of the bombs missed.  In response, Tanzania stepped up its own aerial attacks on Ugandan positions.  Tanzanian forces entered the Ugandan capital ten days later.<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_187.shtml Uganda and Tanzania, 1972-1979]</ref>

The Blinder’s combat debut was in Libyan service, and less than memorable.  During the [[Uganda-Tanzania War]] in 1979, Libyan dictator [[Muammar al-Gaddafi]] sent two Tu-22s to aid [[Uganda]]n dictator Idi Amin against the advancing [[Tanzania]]n forces.  On April 1, 1979, in an apparent attempt to intimidate the Tanzanian government, one Blinder attempted to bomb the Tanzanian city of [[Mwanda]] with 10,000 lb of explosives, but all of the bombs missed.  In response, Tanzania stepped up its own aerial attacks on Ugandan positions.  Tanzanian forces entered the Ugandan capital ten days later.<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_187.shtml Uganda and Tanzania, 1972-1979]</ref>

Libyan Blinders next saw action in the war with [[Chad]].  In retaliation for a [[France|French]] attack on a Libyan air base, a single Tu-22 attacked the airport in [[N’Djamena]], the capital of Chad, on February 17, 1986.  The bomber made its approach using the commercial routes, then accelerated to Mach one and climbed to 20,000 feet.  The attack was impressively precise, considering the speed and height; three heavy bombs were dropped, two of which hit the runaway, the third destroying the taxiway.  The raid put the airport out of service for three days.

Libyan Blinders next saw action in the war with [[Chad]].  In retaliation for a [[France|French]] attack on a Libyan air base, a single Tu-22 attacked the airport in [[N’Djamena]], the capital of Chad, on February 17, 1986.  The bomber made its approach using the commercial routes, then accelerated to Mach one and climbed to 20,000 feet.  The attack was impressively precise, considering the speed and height; three heavy bombs were dropped, two of which hit the runaway, the third destroying the taxiway.  The raid put the airport out of service for three days.