Pink's War | |||||||
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Part of the instability on the North-West Frontier | |||||||
Map of the area of operations | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom | Mahsud tribesmen | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Edward Ellington 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]