Operation Termite

Operation Termite
	Part of Malayan Emergency
Date	July 1954
Location	Malaya
Result	British victory
Belligerents
British Empire Australia;	Malayan Communist Party
Units involved
United Kingdom British Army; Royal Air Force; Australia Australian Air Force;	unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown	13 killed; 181 camps destroyed

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 many camps were destroyed.[3]

The RAAF flew in support of the operation.[4]

References

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.

External links

Documentary about the operation

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[1] ttps://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/malayan-emergency/

[2] "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.

[3] "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.

[4] "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.