What Is a Hump Pilot

The Hump was the name given by Allied pilots in the Second World War

What does it mean to fly over the hump?

“The Hump” was the nickname Allied pilots gave the airlift operation that crossed the Himalayan foothills into China. It was the Army Air Force’s most dangerous airlift route, but it was the only way to supply Chinese forces fighting Japan — and things weren’t going well for China.

What was the hump and Mission 75?

The mission, designed to supply otherwise isolated Chinese forces and civilians after the Japanese cut off the only land-based supply route through Burma, was called “Flying the Hump.” … Sometimes scientific and technological advances can win a war. See the atomic bomb.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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