Operation Mushroom

Operation Mushroom
	Part of Mau Mau Uprising
Date	1953-57
Location	Kenya
Result	British victory
Belligerents
British Empire United Kingdom; Kenya;	Mau Mau
Commanders and leaders
Winston Churchill (1953–1955); Anthony Eden (1955–1956); General George Erskine; Evelyn Baring	Dedan Kimathi; Musa Mwariama; Waruhiu Itote
Units involved
Royal Air Force	Unknown
Casualties and losses
None from enemy action	900+ killed; unknown number wounded

Operation Mushroom was the use of airpower by the Royal Air Force against the Mau Mau Movement during the Mau Mau Uprising in British Kenya from 1953 to 1956.^[1]