What the records say
- When
- 1953 – 1956
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 0.10° N, 38.00° E
- Description
- use of airpower by the Royal Air Force against the Mau Mau
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Operation Mushroom
Use of airpower by the Royal Air Force against the Mau Mau
Operation Mushroom was the use of airpower by the Royal Air Force against the Mau Mau Movement during the Mau Mau Uprising in British Kenya from 1953 to 1956.
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