Operation Konyn
| Operation Konyn | |
|---|---|
| Part of the South African Border War | |
| Location |   Chibemba Cahama Operation Konyn (Angola) |
| Objective | Destruction of air-defence installations and depots at and around the towns of Cahama and Chibemba in Angola. |
| Date | 21–23 August 1981 |
Operation Konyn (English: Operation Rabbit) was a
Background
Planning for the operation began on the 21 August 1981 while SADF ground combat units begun to form up in position for Operation Protea that was to begin on the early morning of 23 August.
By the afternoon, five Canberra bombers returned to Cahama and bombed it again and later that evening the Buccaneer's returned and attacked a transport depot north east of this target town.[1]: 171
Aftermath
On 26 August, during Operation Protea, the town of Cahama and Chibembe were again bombed by the SAAF.[1]: 174 The following day FAPLA engineers arrived at the towns and begun to rebuild the radar installations and upgrade the defensive positions. At the same time a mechanised battalion of PLAN arrived at Cahama, under FAPLA command, to take up a defensive position.
References
- ^ ISBN 1868729141.
- ^ Louw, Martin & Bouwer, Stefaan (1995). The South African Air Force at War. p. 174.
Further reading
- Steenkamp, Willem (1989). South Africa's border war, 1966-1989. Gibraltar: Ashanti Pub. ISBN 0620139676.
- Nortje, Piet (2004). 32 Battalion : the inside story of South Africa's elite fighting unit. Cape Town: Zebra Press. ISBN 1868729141.
- Martin Louw; Stefaan Bouwer (1995). The South African Air Force at War. Melville: Chris van Rensburg. ISBN 0868460842.