 Rhodesia then attacked <unk> 's bases in Zambia , in what Group Captain Peter <unk> @-@ Bowyer later described as " <unk> time " for Flight <unk> . Operation <unk> , launched on 19 October 1978 , was another joint @-@ force operation between the Air Force and the Army , which contributed Special Air Service and Rhodesian Light Infantry paratroopers . <unk> 's primary target , just 16 kilometres ( 10 miles ) north @-@ east of central <unk> , was the formerly white @-@ owned <unk> Farm , which had been transformed into <unk> 's main headquarters and training base under the name " Freedom Camp " . <unk> presumed that Rhodesia would never <unk> to attack a site so close to <unk> . About 4 @,@ 000 guerrillas underwent training at Freedom Camp , with senior <unk> staff also on site . The Rhodesian operation 's other targets were <unk> , 19 kilometres ( 12 miles ) north of <unk> , and <unk> Camp ; all three were to be attacked more or less simultaneously in a coordinated sweep across Zambia . <unk> targets deep inside Zambia was a first for the Rhodesian forces ; previously only guerrillas near the border had been attacked . 
