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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hump airlift | 5 |
| Allied logistics network in Asia | 1 |
| Hump airlift over the Himalayas | 1 |
| The Hump airlift | 1 |
| The Hump airlift over the Himalayas canonical | 1 |
| World War II air route over the eastern Himalayas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: The Hump airlift over the Himalayas Context triple: [CBI Theater, notableAirOperation, The Hump airlift over the Himalayas]
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A.
Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid was a daring 1942 U.S. air attack on Tokyo and other Japanese cities, launched from aircraft carriers and intended to boost American morale and demonstrate Japan’s vulnerability early in World War II.
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B.
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was a massive 1948–1949 Allied operation that supplied West Berlin by air during the Soviet blockade, symbolizing early Cold War tensions and Western resolve.
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C.
Operation Market Garden
Operation Market Garden was a major Allied airborne and ground offensive in September 1944 aimed at capturing key bridges in the Netherlands to outflank German defenses and hasten the end of World War II, but it ultimately failed to achieve its objectives.
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D.
Luftbrücke
Luftbrücke is the German term for the Berlin Airlift, the Allied operation that supplied West Berlin by air during the Soviet blockade of 1948–1949.
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E.
Operation Ten-Go
Operation Ten-Go was the final major Japanese naval sortie of World War II, a desperate 1945 mission centered on the battleship Yamato’s one-way attack toward Okinawa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Hump airlift over the Himalayas Target entity description: 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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A.
Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid was a daring 1942 U.S. air attack on Tokyo and other Japanese cities, launched from aircraft carriers and intended to boost American morale and demonstrate Japan’s vulnerability early in World War II.
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B.
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was a massive 1948–1949 Allied operation that supplied West Berlin by air during the Soviet blockade, symbolizing early Cold War tensions and Western resolve.
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C.
Operation Market Garden
Operation Market Garden was a major Allied airborne and ground offensive in September 1944 aimed at capturing key bridges in the Netherlands to outflank German defenses and hasten the end of World War II, but it ultimately failed to achieve its objectives.
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D.
Luftbrücke
Luftbrücke is the German term for the Berlin Airlift, the Allied operation that supplied West Berlin by air during the Soviet blockade of 1948–1949.
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E.
Operation Ten-Go
Operation Ten-Go was the final major Japanese naval sortie of World War II, a desperate 1945 mission centered on the battleship Yamato’s one-way attack toward Okinawa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Allied logistics operation
ⓘ
World War II military operation ⓘ airlift operation ⓘ |
| alternateName |
The Hump airlift over the Himalayas
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese capture of Burma
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
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flights over extremely high mountain terrain ⓘ high aircraft loss rate ⓘ lack of accurate maps and navigation aids ⓘ |
| objective |
maintain Chinese resistance against Japan
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supply Nationalist China ⓘ transport military supplies from India to China ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Air Transport Command
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Eastern Air Command ⓘ Tenth Air Force ⓘ |
| opponent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| participant |
Republic of China
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
icing and severe turbulence
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jet stream-level winds ⓘ limited radio navigation aids ⓘ night and bad-weather flying ⓘ |
| routeEnd | Kunming, China ⓘ |
| routeStart |
Assam
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surface form:
Assam, India
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| 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
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Chinese Expeditionary Force ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Nationalist forces
14th Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
USAAF Fourteenth Air Force in China
|
| theaterOfOperations |
China Burma India Theater
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surface form:
China-Burma-India Theater
|
| usedAircraft |
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
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Curtiss C-46 Commando ⓘ Douglas C-47 Skytrain ⓘ Douglas C-54 Skymaster ⓘ |
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Subject: The Hump airlift over the Himalayas Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (10)
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