The Hump

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The Hump was the name given by Allied pilots to the eastern end of the Himalayan Mountains over which they flew from India to China to resupply the Flying Tigers and the Chinese Government of Chiang Kai-shek.

The pilots started flying The Hump in April 1942 when the Japanese blocked the Burma Road, and they continued to do so until 1945 when the Ledo Road opened.

Flying over the Hump was a risky endeavour. The air route led first over the Himalayan foothills and finally to the mountains themselves. Due to the isolated region, parts and supplies to keep the planes flying were in short supply, and flight crews were often sent into the foothills to gather up the debris from previous crashes for parts to repair the remaining units in the squadron.

See Also

• General William H. Tunner
• General Albert Coady Wedemeyer
• China Burma India Theater of World War II
• South-East Asian Theatre of World War II

External links

• http://www.palletmastersworkshop.com/hump.html
• http://www.nimitz-museum.org/cbiprimer.htm
• http://www.usaaf.net/ww2/airlift/airliftpg7.htm
• http://www.comcar.org/comcarhome.htm