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Old 23rd Jul 2014, 11:32
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Very many of the Meteor F8s used by the RAAF were supplied via the RAF and as mentioned, aircrew flew with the RAAF and USAF. The SAAF were there also.


A look at the RN contribution will show that for much of the war they had a carrier off the coast.


The base setup in Korea did not easily lend itself to an RAF bomber/fighter presence in addition to that deployed by the other Commonwealth countries. On the other hand, the RM and Army contribution is well known. In short, there was probably perceived to be no need for a further contribution by the RAF.


BTW, many of the ground crew supporting the Army AOP assets were RAF.


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