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Revision as of 23:24, 27 February 2014


Operation Thunderbolt
OT-poster.jpg
Movie poster
Country ISR.jpg Israel
Directed by Menahem Golan
Release Date 1977
Language Hebrew
English
German
Arabic
French
Spanish
Studio Cannon Films
Distributor Warner Bros.
Main Cast
Character Actor
Col. Yonatan Netanyahu Yehoram Gaon
Wilfried Boese Klaus Kinski
Halima Sybil Danning
Michel Bacos Henri Czarniak



Operation Thunderbolt (Original title: Mivtsa Yonatan) is 1977 Israeli action historical drama directed by Menahem Golan about the freeing of hostages at Entebbe Airport in Kampala, Uganda, on July 4, 1976. The film was starred Klaus Kinski, Yehoram Gaon, and Sybil Danning.


The following weapons were used in the film Operation Thunderbolt:


Pistols

Beretta Model 70

Halima (Sybil Danning) used a Beretta Model 70 pistol.

Beretta Model 70 - .32 ACP
OT-BM70-01.jpg
OT-SA25-02.jpg

Colt M1911A1

Some characters is armed with a Colt M1911A1 pistol.

World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.
OT-M911-01.jpg
OT-M911-02.jpg

Submachine guns

SA.23 submachine gun series

Wilfried Boese (Klaus Kinski) holds a Czech Sa.25 submachine gun.

File:CzechSA24 SMG.jpg
Czech Sa.25 - 9x19mm; the slide on the front handguard is a speedloader for magazines.
OT-SA25-01.jpg
OT-SA25-02.jpg

IMI Uzi

Some Israeli soldier are armed with Uzi submachine guns.

Uzi 9mm
OT-IUZI-01.jpg
OT-IUZI-02.jpg

Sten Mk II

Idi Amin´s soldiers carry a Sten guns.

Sten Mk II - 9x19mm
OT-STEN-01.jpg
OT-STEN-02.jpg

Rifles

AK-47

Various characters are seen with AK-47 assault rifles.

Milled Receiver AK-47 design; 7.62x39mm.
Lybian soldier in Benghazi.
African soldier in Entebe.
Arabian terrorist in Entebe.
OT-AK47-05.jpg

IMI Romat

Israeli FAL "Romat" with Wooden Furniture 7.62x51mm NATO.
OT-IMIR-01.jpg
OT-IMIR-03.jpg

Heavy Barrel Romat

A soldier at airport in Entebe holds a Heavy Barrel Romat assault rifle.

FALO with bipod - 7.62x51mm NATO
OT-IMIR-02.jpg
OT-IMIR-04.jpg

M16

M16 aka SP1 (flat "slab side receiver") with an A1 "birdcage" Flash hider, used to impersonate the M16A1 during the 1970s and 1980s. This version has a 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm
OT-M16R-01.jpg


Machine guns

FN MAG 58 machine gun

The Israeli troops used FN MAG 58 machine guns.

FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO
OT-IsMG-01.jpg
OT-IsMG-02.jpg

Browning M1919A4

The Israeli commando is equipped with a Browning M1919A4 machine gun.

Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 Springfield
OT-BM2M-01.jpg

Hand grenades

Mk 2 hand grenade

Halima (Sybil Danning) carries Mk 2 hand grenade on her belt.

Mk 2 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
OT-Mk2HG-01.jpg
OT-Mk2HG-02.jpg

F-1 hand grenade

One of the hijackers holds a F-1 hand grenade.

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

OT-F1HG-01.jpg

Others

The Israeli commando use an unidentified rocket launcher.

Unknown rocket launcher

OT-IsRL-01.jpg

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