Action at Badama Post: The Third Afghan War, 1919

A thrilling account of the rescue of RAF crewmen after their aircraft crashes in Afghanistan in 1919.

This is the story of an unknown incident during the little-known Third Afghan War. An aircraft from the No. 20 Squadron RAF was lost while investigating gathering tribesman. The crew were rescued, and most of the aircraft was recovered by the Kurram Militia and the 22nd Battery Motor Machine Gun Service. It was an all-arms action—the lives of two airmen were saved at the cost of an Indian...