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

The German terrorist Halima (Sybil Danning) uses a Beretta Model 70.

Beretta Model 70 - .32 ACP

Colt M1911A1

Some characters are armed with M1911A1s.

World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP

One of the hijackers carries a Colt M1911A1.

M1911A1 with removable suppressor - .45 ACP

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

Submachine guns

Sa 25

The commander of the hijackers ,Wilfried Boese (Klaus Kinski), uses an Sa 25.

Sa 25 - 9x19mm

IMI Uzi

Most of the Israeli commandos are armed with IMI Uzi submachine guns.

Uzi - 9x19mm

Shuki (Assi Dayan) holds his gun during the action at the airport.

A commando with a submachine gun on his side.

A soldier with an Uzi covers his commander (left).

Sten Mk II

Some Ugandan soldiers at Entebbe carry a Sten Mk II.

Sten Mk II - 9x19mm

Rifles

AK-47

Various characters are seen with AK-47 assault rifles.

Milled Receiver AK-47 design; 7.62x39mm.

A Libyan soldier standing before the airplane at the airport in Benghazi.

A Ugandan soldier in Entebbe in an airport lounge in Entebbe.

A hijacker at the airport in Entebbe watches the hostages.

The AK-47 belonging to a commando at the airport in Israel.

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

IMI Romat

The soldiers in Benghazi and Entebbe are seen with the IMI Romat.

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

A Lybian soldier at the airport in Benghazi.

The Ugandan soldiers in Entebbe's military barracks.

Heavy Barrel Romat

A soldier at the airport in Entebbe holds a Heavy Barrel Romat.

IMI "Romat" with bipod - 7.62x51mm NATO

M16

Some of the Israeli commandos are armed with M16s.

M16/SP1 - 5.56x45mm

Machine guns

FN MAG 58

The Israeli troops use the FN MAG 58.

FN MAG 58 - 7.62x51mm NATO

Browning M1919A4

An Israeli commando is equipped with a Browning M1919A4.

Browning M1919A4 - .30-06 Springfield

Hand grenades

Mk 2 hand grenade

Halima (Sybil Danning) uses an Mk 2 hand grenade during the hijacking.

Mk 2 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

Halima smuggles a grenade onto the aircraft in her stocking.

F-1 hand grenade

One of the hijackers threatens hostages with an F1 hand grenade.

F-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

Others

RPG-2 rocket launcher

An Israeli commando uses an RPG-2 during the raid on Entebbe airport.

RPG-2 with PG-2 rocket - 40mm