Operation Placid
| Operation Placid | |
|---|---|
| Part of the South African Border War and Rhodesian Bush War | |
| Location |
Zambia
 Lusaka
Operation Placid (Zambia)
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| Objective | Destroy ZIPRA camps on the Zambian / Rhodesia border. |
| Date | 22 August 1979 |
Operation Placid was a Rhodesian military operation in Zambia with clandestine assistance from the South African Air Force (SAAF) during the Rhodesian Bush War and South African Border War. The Rhodesian Air Force planned raids against a ZIPRA camps in Zambia on the northern Rhodesian border.
Background
The operation consisted of two raids on ZIPRA camps on 22 August 1979. The South African Air Force provided three Canberra bombers (12 Squadron SAAF) with crew for the operation which would include Rhodesian Air Force Canberra's and Hawker Hunter fighters.[1]:Ch5 The aircraft of Operation Placid I departed at 09h15 from Fylde airbase, the Canberra's armed with two 1000lb and nine 500lb bombs for the targets in Zambia.[1]:Ch5 During the operation the Zambian Air Force launched Shenyang F-6 fighters to intercept the operation but failed to intercept the formation.[1]:Ch5 Operation Placid II took place on the same day at 15h40 and re-attacked the morning targets and again the Zambian Air Force launched Shenyang F-6 fighters to intercept the operation but failed.[1]:Ch5
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