Operation Thunderbolt

Operation Thunderbolt Movie poster Country 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 Shuki Assi Dayan Gen. Dan Shomron Arik Lavie Michel Bacos Henri Czarniak

Operation Thunderbolt (Original title: Mivtsa Yonatan) is a 1977 Israeli action historical drama directed by Menahem Golan (The Delta Force) that dramatizes the Israeli commando mission to liberate the hostages at the Entebbe Airport in Kampala, Uganda, on July 4, 1976. The film 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

Colt M1911A1

Some characters is armed with a Colt M1911A1 pistol.

World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.

One of the hijackers carries a Colt M1911A1 pistol.

Col. Yonatan Netanyahu (Yehoram Gaon) used the suppressed gun..

Submachine guns

SA.23 submachine gun series

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

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Czech Sa.25 - 9x19mm; the slide on the front handguard is a speedloader for magazines.

IMI Uzi

Some Israeli soldier are armed with IMI Uzi submachine guns.

Uzi 9mm

Shuki (Assi Dayan)

Sten Mk II

The Ugandan soldiers also carry a Sten guns.

Sten Mk II - 9x19mm

Rifles

AK-47

Various characters are seen with AK-47 assault rifles.

Milled Receiver AK-47 design; 7.62x39mm.

A Lybian soldier in Benghazi.

A Ugandan soldier in Entebe.

A hijacker in Entebe.

Israelish soldiers.

Col. Yonatan Netanyahu (left) and Gen. Dan Shomron (Arik Lavie).

IMI Romat

The soldiers in Benghazi and Entebe are seen with IMI Romat assault rifles.

Israeli FAL "Romat" with Wooden Furniture 7.62x51mm NATO.

A Lybian soldier at airport in Benghazi.

The Ugandan soldiers in Entebe.

Heavy Barrel Romat

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

FALO with bipod - 7.62x51mm NATO

M16

Some member of Israeli commando holds also M16 assault rifles.

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

Machine guns

FN MAG 58 machine gun

The Israeli troops used FN MAG 58 machine guns.

FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO

Browning M1919A4

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

Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 Springfield

Hand grenades

Mk 2 hand grenade

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

Mk 2 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

F-1 hand grenade

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

Others

The Israeli commando use an unidentified rocket launcher.

RPG-2 rocket launcher

The Israeli commando dispose by the RPG-2 rocket launchers the Uganda's air force at the airport.

RPG-2 40mm with PG-2 rocket