Uganda Air Force C-47

[avinoam549]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

Last edited by WallyB on Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:37 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[Fouga23]

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