Operation Mushroom

Part of Mau Mau Uprising

Date	1953-56
Location	Kenya
Result	British victory

Belligerents

United Kingdom
Royal Air Force

Mau Mau

Casualties and losses

900 killed or wounded (est.)

Mau Mau Uprising

Assassination of Waruhiu Operation Jock Scott Ruck Family Massacre Lari Massacre Chuka Massacre Christmas Eve Battle Capture of General China Operation Anvil Operation Mushroom Swynnerton Plan The Pipeline Capture of Kimathi Hola massacre

Operation Mushroom was the use of airpower against the Mau Mau during the Mau Mau Uprising.^[1]

References

↑ "AIR POWER IN THE MAU MAU CONFLICT" by Stephen Chappel, Rus Journal accessed 9 November 2013

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