<p>Major General Alli Kiiza takes us through why and how he first joined Uganda's air force in 1966.</p>

Top Gun Uganda

Major General Alli Kiiza is the luckiest of soldiers. As a member of the Uganda Airforce since 1966, he has been at first hand for it all. From violent changes of government in the 1970s to the famous tactical hostage rescue, Operation Thunderbolt, by Israeli commandos at Entebbe Airport. Many of these events could have ended his life but did not. In this podcast, he will relay some of these stories and you can decide for yourself: can luck be a soldier?