On July 3, 1975, Air France flight 139 was hijacked by four terrorists, two of whom were members of the German Baader-Meinhof Gang, who directed the plane to Benghazi, Libya. After a six and a half hour delay, the plane took off again and flew to Entebbe. At Entebbe, the hijackers were joined by three more, and passengers were transported to the airfield’s old terminal building. The hijackers released a large number of them, keeping 105 Israelis and Jews, threatening to kill Israeli citizens if the government didn?t comply with their demand to release 53 Palestinian prisoners. Israeli forces launched a rescue mission, resulting in the killing of all hijackers and three hostages. C-130 Hercules planes landed at Entebbe, freeing the hostages in a lightning attack, killing all hijackers and several Ugandan troops.On July 3, 1975, Air France flight 139 was hijacked by four terrorists, two of whom were members of the German Baader-Meinhof Gang, who directed the plane to Benghazi, Libya. After a six and a half hour delay, the plane took off again and flew to Entebbe. At Entebbe, the hijackers were joined by three more, and passengers were transported to the airfield’s old terminal building. The hijackers released a large number of them, keeping 105 Israelis and Jews, threatening to kill Israeli citizens if the government didn?t comply with their demand to release 53 Palestinian prisoners. Israeli forces launched a rescue mission, resulting in the killing of all hijackers and three hostages. C-130 Hercules planes landed at Entebbe, freeing the hostages in a lightning attack, killing all hijackers and several Ugandan troops.