Operation Gatling
Operation Gatling, which took place on 19 October 1978, was a joint-force operation in Rhodesia launched by the Air Force and the Army; the main forces which contributed were Rhodesian Special Air Service and Rhodesian Light Infantry paratroopers. Gatling's primary target, just 16 kilometres (10 miles) north-east of central Lusaka, was the formerly white-owned , which had been transformed into ZIPRA's main headquarters and training base under the name "Freedom Camp". ZIPRA presumed that Rhodesia would never dare to attack a site so close to Lusaka. About 4,000 guerrillas underwent training at Freedom Camp, with senior ZIPRA staff also on site.
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Operation Gatling
Operation Gatling, which took place on 19 October 1978, was a joint-force operation in Rhodesia launched by the Air Force and the Army; the main forces which contributed were Rhodesian Special Air Service and Rhodesian Light Infantry paratroopers. Gatling's primary target, just 16 kilometres (10 miles) north-east of central Lusaka, was the formerly white-owned , which had been transformed into ZIPRA's main headquarters and training base under the name "Freedom Camp". ZIPRA presumed that Rhodesia would never dare to attack a site so close to Lusaka. About 4,000 guerrillas underwent training at Freedom Camp, with senior ZIPRA staff also on site.
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1 helicopter crashed
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1978-10-21
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Decisive Rhodesian victory
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1 DC-3C Dakota
4 Alouette III (K-Cars)
4 Canberras
4,000 cadres
8 Hawker Hunters
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Chris Dixon
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Gp Cap. Norman Walsh
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Ian Smith
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Lt. Gen Peter Walls
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Maj. Brian Robinson
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Operation Gatling
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Westlands Farm, Chikumbi, Rufunsa, Zambia
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Decisive Rhodesian victory
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Rhodesian Army
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Operation Gatling, which took ...... nior ZIPRA staff also on site.
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Operation Gatling
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