Uganda Air Force C-47

avinoam549 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:07 am

The Ugandan Air Force had obtained 6 C-47 Transports from the Israeli Air Force.These were numbered U-401 to U-406.They were all returned to Israel when Iddi Amin became president.

Can someone tell the Douglas C/N or USAAF S/N of these aircraft?

I have only one tie-up and that is Douglas C/N 6223 Ugandan AF U-401

WallyB · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:05 am

Like many aspects of the IDF/AF, definitive information is elusive.
Other versions say there were just 3 C-47s loaned to Uganda and the Air Force itself insists there were only 2:
http://www.iaf.org.il/4694-32923-en/IAF.aspx

All sources seem to agree that 6 Fouga COIN jets were sent, so maybe that's where the "6" comes from. Even the C-47 serials of the IDF/AF are shrouded in mystery and confusion since callsigns (faux "civil" registrations) are reused and/or swapped around.

Good luck hunting the number of airframes and identities, I think you'll need it!

SIDSIKO · **Posted:** Thu Dec 08, 2011 5:58 pm

U-402 to U-406 were derelict at Entebbe in 1993. No tie ups I'm afraid. They had been stored in Cyprus in 1976.

Cubs · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2011 10:00 am

For you Google Earth folks, take a look at:
0 deg, 02' 45.98N
32 deg. 27' 28.67" E

C-47 remains???
Down by the waterfront appears to be a derelict 707, also.

Fouga23 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:02 pm

WallyB wrote:

All sources seem to agree that 6 Fouga COIN jets were sent, so maybe that's where the "6" comes from.

At least 9 were delivered. Coded U1XX

WallyB · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:36 am

Fouga23 wrote:

WallyB wrote:

Sources seem to agree that 6 Fouga COIN jets were sent, so maybe that's where the "6" comes from.

At least 9 were delivered. Coded U1XX

There's a photo of a 9-ship Fouga formation taken in Uganda somewhere on flickr. I've also seen 8 and 12 quoted as the total supplied

. It seems likely there was more than one transfer operation so maybe 6 Fouga + 2 C-47 was just the first.

Fouga23 · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2011 12:05 pm

WallyB wrote:

There's a photo of a 12-ship Fouga formation taken in Uganda somewhere on flickr. I've also seen 8 and 9 quoted as the total supplied

. It seems likely there was more than one transfer operation so maybe 6 Fouga + 2 C-47 was just the first.

9

http://www.flickr.com/photos/54935919@N03/5327252895/
6 were delivered in 64, with more added later. Don't know the total, but 12 is the most quoted number

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