▁and ▁Har bour ▁officials . ▁ ▁The ▁mission ▁proposed ▁for ▁a ▁Rh odes ian ▁S AS ▁team ▁to ▁be ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁beach ▁landing ▁by ▁two ▁z odia cs ▁pil oted ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁ 4 R R , ▁launched ▁off sh ore ▁off ▁In h aca ▁Island ▁from ▁a ▁South ▁African ▁strike ▁craft . ▁The ▁strike ▁craft ▁would ▁then ▁return ▁to ▁Dur ban ▁and ▁the ▁ra id ▁team ▁would ▁be ▁recovered ▁by ▁a ▁South ▁African ▁sub marine ▁which ▁would ▁return ▁them ▁to ▁Dur ban ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁operation ▁would ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁L ark ▁ 1 ▁and ▁L ark ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁Battle ▁ ▁South ▁African ▁forces ▁ ▁Oper ations <0x09> Comm ander ▁– ▁Captain ▁Peter ▁F oug sted t ▁▁ 4 ▁Re con na issance ▁Regiment ▁– ▁C md t ▁Mal col m ▁King horn ▁( M ission ▁Commander ) ▁ ▁S AS ▁Johann a ▁van ▁der ▁Mer ve ▁- ▁C dr ▁E vert ▁Gro en ew ald ▁ ▁S AS ▁P W ▁Both a ▁- ▁C dr ▁Er rol ▁M asse y - H icks ▁ ▁Rh odes ian ▁forces ▁ ▁Ten ▁members ▁of ▁Rh odes ian ▁S AS ▁Z eb ra ▁Group ▁– ▁Major ▁Gra h ame ▁Wilson ▁( R a id ▁Commander ) ▁ ▁C IO ▁oper atives ▁ ▁Operation ▁ ▁L ark ▁ 1 ▁During ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁sub marine ▁left ▁Dur ban ▁first ▁and ▁on ▁arrival ▁off ▁Map uto ▁had ▁to ▁wait ▁two ▁days ▁for