Operation Termite
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| Operation Termite | |||||
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| Part of Malayan Emergency | |||||
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 United KingdomRAAF |
Malayan Communist Party | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 13 killed 181 camps destroyed |
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Operation Termite took place during the Malayan Emergency.[1] It involved extensive attacks on communist camps, dropping over 200 British troops into the jungle.[2] Communist casualties were low but a large number of camps were destroyed.[3]
The RAAF flew in support of the operation.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/malayan-emergency/
- ^ "Troops Taken To Enemy In Helicopter.". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 20 July 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "THIRTY TERRORIST CAMPS BLITZED.". Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954) (Mackay, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 21 July 1954. p. 16. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "No 1 Royal Australian Airforce Lincoln Bomber Squadron.". The World's News (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 1955) (Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia). 4 December 1954. p. 20. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
