Rapid Rundown. RAF Operations in the Middle and Far East 1945-1948

The immediate post-VJ-Day period of RAF history is often consigned to be little more than a footnote in most published accounts. In this first detailed look at the RAF in the Middle and Far East following the end of the war, the RAFs role in stemming the flow of immigrants into Palestine and flying while under terrorist attack is examined. Further chapters highlight the RAFs roles in Iraq, Cyprus and flying strike missions over Aden, and then look at operations over India, including some of the first humanitarian airdrops for which the RAF became famous. Attention is then turned to the RAFs return to the Malayan peninsular and how the RAF became embroiled in the beginnings of the Malayan Emergency.