I was thinking of 1971-74, during which time the Asian exodus started under Idi Amin (including, presumably, that of the delightful Yasmin Alibhai-Brown...). Talking of trespass on Ugandan aerodromes, I nearly got arrested for taking a look at the construction of the new runway 17/35 around 1973. But the last time I stayed at the Lake Victoria Hotel was about 1976. The entrance was at the front, but the golf clubhouse had been re-allocated for the use of Uganda AF officers. I see that a third film of the Entebbe "raid" (by the Israeli's) of 1976 has just been released.
Do you remember the apocryphal tale about the flight of Uganda AF Fougas that took off to intercept the royal Britannia that carried the Duke and Duchess of Kent into Entebbe in 1962? They are said to have found the intercept tricky, but were assisted by another aircraft that advised them to look in their 3 o'clock. Their leader is said to have replied: "Is that local time, or GMT?"
Open House!
Last edited by Chris Scott; 11th May 2018 at 16:41.
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