What the records say
- When
- 23 Aug 1979
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 12.18° S, 26.40° E
- Description
- 1979 Zimbabwe-Rhodesian military operation in Zambia
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Motel
Zimbabwe-Rhodesian military operation in Zambia
Operation Motel was a Zimbabwe-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 camp in Northern Zambia.
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