Operation Placid

Operation Placid was a Rhodesian military operation in Zambia with clandestine assistance from the South African Air Force (SAAF) during the Rhodesian Bush War. The Rhodesian Air Force planned raids against a ZIPRA camps in Zambia on the northern Rhodesian border.

Operation Placid
Part of the Rhodesian Bush War
Date22 August 1979 (1979-08-22)
Location
Zambia
15°25′00″S 28°17′00″E
Result Zimbabwe Rhodesian victory
Belligerents
 Zimbabwe Rhodesia
 South Africa
ZIPRA
Zambia
Commanders and leaders
Abel Muzorewa Unknown
Unknown
Units involved

RhAF
SADF

Zambian Air Force
Strength
 Zimbabwe Rhodesia:
2 Hawker Hunters
4 Canberras
 South Africa:
3 Canberras
ZIPRA:
Unknown
 Zambia:
8 Shenyang J-6
Casualties and losses
none ZIPRA:
heavy
 Zambia:
none
Lusaka
Location within Zambia
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