Operation Placid (Rhodesia)

Operation Placid (Rhodesia)
	Part of the South African Border War and Rhodesian Bush War
Date	22nd August 1979
Location	Zambia; 15°25′00″S 28°17′00″E / 15.416667°S 28.283333°E
Result	Zimbabwe Rhodesian Victory
Belligerents
Zimbabwe Rhodesia South Africa	ZIPRA Zambia
Commanders and leaders
Abel Muzorewa	Unknown Unknown
Units involved
Zimbabwe Rhodesia Rhodesian Air Force; South Africa South African Air Force:; 12 Squadron	: Unknown Zambia: Zambian Air Force;
Strength
Zimbabwe Rhodesia: 2 Hawker Hunters 4 Canberra bombers South Africa: 3 Canberra bombers	: Unknown Zambia: 8 Shenyang J-6
Casualties and losses
Zimbabwe Rhodesia: 0 South Africa: 0	: Unknown Zambia: 0
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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.

The Operation[]

The operation consisted of two raids on ZIPRA camps on 22nd 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

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Lord, Dick (2012). From Fledging to Eagle. The South African Airforce during the Border War.. Solihull, England: Helion & Company. ISBN 9781908916624.

Further reading[]

Lord, Dick (2012). From Fledging to Eagle. The South African Airforce during the Border War. (Kindle ed.). Solihull, England: Helion & Company. ISBN 9781908916624.
Moorcraft, Paul; McLaughlin, Peter (2011). The Rhodesian War. A Military History. (3rd ed.). Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Military. ISBN 9781848845220.

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[Lord-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Lord, Dick (2012). From Fledging to Eagle. The South African Airforce during the Border War.. Solihull, England: Helion & Company. ISBN 9781908916624.

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