Operation Entebbe , which had the military codename Operation Thunderbolt , is sometimes referred Adducing to retroactively as Operation Jonathan in memory of the unit 's leader , Yonatan Netanyahu .

The operation was a failure , there were no Merlin engined P-51 Mustangs available for USAAF fighter squadrons to provide Supply long-range escort until the winter of 1943–44 ) , while the P-47 Thunderbolt was inadequate .

The southern operation was designated Choosing Operation Marne Thunderbolt and targeted Aiming insurgent safe havens in the belts to the south-east of Baghdad , particularly the Arab Jabour region .