Site Of Airport Rescue 1976 Crossword Clue

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	noun • a town in southern Uganda on Lake Victoria; site of an international airport (where in 1976 Israeli commandos rescued hostages held aboard a plane by Palestinian hijackers)
	52%	4		One of the code names for the Israeli air force operation in 1976 to rescue hostages held at Entebbe Airport
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	30%	7		Nearest airport is Avignon – Provence Airport
	noun • a town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism

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New York Times26 Jun 1987	Across 20
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