On 28th December 1950, the Australian Airforce flew 585km from Iwakuni, Japan to Suwon-si, South Korea with 180lbs of haggis so the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders could have a “proper Hogmanay” in the first year of the Korean War.
The mission’s codename: “Operation Haggis”
References
RAAF Unit History sheets (Form A50) [Operations Record Book – Forms A50 and A51] Number 36 Squadron (Ex 30 Comm Unit) Nov 50 – Jul 66 [6cm]. National Archives of Australia. pg 210.