No, not the singer who fancies herself as the new Rosie the Riveter, but an aerial campaign against the bases of Mahsud tribesmen on the North-West Frontier in the early part of 1925, commanded by Wing Commander RCM Pink. In the first RAF action carried out independently of both the RN and Army, a rebellion by Mahsud tribesmen was succesfully pacified for the loss of one aircraft and two British lives- Pink's War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia RAF - History The Small Wars
And the birth of the whole debate and those famous words still ringing today...Air pwrrrr me boy...air pwrrrrr...The fly boys have been telling anyone who will listen since that all is needed is air pwrrrr... A good point at the time as it proved the Empire could be policed by a few biplanes and a few raf scout cars...Iraq one was a walkover....The RAF did it on their own..
