The Hump airlift over the Himalayas

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The Hump airlift over the Himalayas was a World War II Allied air transport operation that flew supplies from India to China across the treacherous Himalayan mountains after the Japanese cut the Burma Road.

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instanceOf Allied logistics operation
World War II military operation
airlift operation
alternateName Hump airlift
The Hump
approximateAircraftLost more than 600 aircraft
approximatePersonnelLost around 1500 aircrew and passengers
approximateTonnageDelivered over 650000 tons of cargo
conflict World War II
country United States of America
endTime 1945
hasCause Japanese capture of Burma
linked to: Burma campaign

closure of the Burma Road
location China
Himalayas
India
namedAfter the hump-like profile of the eastern Himalayas as seen by pilots
notableFeature dangerous weather conditions
flights over extremely high mountain terrain
high aircraft loss rate
lack of accurate maps and navigation aids
objective maintain Chinese resistance against Japan
supply Nationalist China
transport military supplies from India to China
operatedBy Air Transport Command
Eastern Air Command
Tenth Air Force
opponent Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
participant Republic of China
Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
riskFactor icing and severe turbulence
jet stream-level winds
limited radio navigation aids
night and bad-weather flying
routeEnd Kunming, China
routeStart Assam, India
linked to: Assam
startTime 1942
strategicImportance enabled continued air operations against Japanese forces from Chinese bases
kept China in the war against Japan
supported Allied operations in the China-Burma-India Theater
Chinese Nationalist forces
USAAF Fourteenth Air Force in China
linked to: 14th Air Force
theaterOfOperations China-Burma-India Theater
usedAircraft Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Douglas C-54 Skymaster

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CBI Theater notableAirOperation The Hump airlift over the Himalayas
Burma campaign strategicImportance Hump airlift
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Ledo Road partOf Allied logistics network in Asia
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Ledo Road relatedTo Hump airlift
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The Hump airlift over the Himalayas alternateName Hump airlift
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Air Transport Command notableOperation Hump airlift over the Himalayas
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China Burma India Theater keyOperation Hump airlift
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The Hump alsoKnownAs Hump airlift
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Kunming connectedBy The Hump airlift
subject linked to: Kunming, China
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The Aluminum Trail refersTo World War II air route over the eastern Himalayas
linked to: The Hump airlift over the Himalayas