Pink's War

Pink's War
Part of the instability on the North-West Frontier

Map of the area of operations
Date9 March 1925 (1925-03-09) – 1 May 1925 (1925-05-01) (53 days)
Location
South Waziristan
Result British victory
(see Operations section)
Belligerents
 United Kingdom Mahsud tribesmen
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Edward Ellington
United Kingdom Richard Pink		 Unknown
Units involved
No. 2 (Indian) Wing, RAF[1] Unknown
Strength
Three aircraft squadrons Four tribes
Casualties and losses
Two killed
One aircraft lost		 Unknown

Pink's War was an air-to-ground bombardment and strafing campaign carried out by the Royal Air Force, under the command of Wing Commander Richard Pink, against the mountain strongholds of Mahsud tribesmen in South Waziristan in March and April 1925. It was the first independent action by the RAF, and remains the only campaign named after an RAF officer.[1][2]

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  2. ^ "Royal Air Force History – RAF History Timeline 1918 to 1929". Royal Air Force. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2007.