Between 1950 and 1958 — for the first two years under the control of No . 90 ( Composite ) Wing — the Lincolns of No . 1 Squadron were deployed for service in the Malayan Emergency , tasked with the prime responsibility for the Commonwealth 's bombing campaign against Communist insurgents . This arrangement meant that No . 82 Wing 's flying units were reduced to Nos . 2 and 6 Squadrons . From 1952 to 1957 , the wing flew observation flights in connection with British atomic tests in Australia . No protective clothing was issued to air or ground crews during these flights and , following the second such operation in October 1953 , nine of the twelve Lincolns involved were found to be contaminated , four so heavily that they were parked in a remote corner of the Amberley air base and never flown again . On 9 April 1953 , the wing wrote off three Lincolns — without loss of life — in two separate incidents that collectively became known as " Black Thursday " ; one of the Lincolns crashed on landing at Amberley during the day , and that night another Lincoln collided with one of its brethren at Cloncurry Aerodrome , Queensland
British atomic tests in Australia
Operation Hurricane
No. 82 Wing RAAF