The Hump
E88601
The Hump was the perilous World War II Allied airlift route over the eastern Himalayas used to transport vital supplies from India to China after the Japanese cut off the Burma Road.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hump canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T753143 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hump Context triple: [The Hump airlift over the Himalayas, alternateName, The Hump]
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A.
Twelve O’Clock High
Twelve O’Clock High is a classic 1949 World War II drama film about the psychological strain on U.S. Army Air Force bomber crews, widely regarded as one of Gregory Peck’s most powerful performances.
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B.
Spirit of St. Louis
Spirit of St. Louis is the custom-built aircraft flown by Charles Lindbergh on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927.
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C.
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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D.
The Landing
The Landing is a waterfront dining and entertainment district within Disney Springs at Walt Disney World, featuring themed restaurants, bars, and shops.
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E.
The Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis is Charles Lindbergh’s Pulitzer Prize–winning autobiographical account of his pioneering 1927 solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hump Target entity description: The Hump was the perilous World War II Allied airlift route over the eastern Himalayas used to transport vital supplies from India to China after the Japanese cut off the Burma Road.
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A.
Twelve O’Clock High
Twelve O’Clock High is a classic 1949 World War II drama film about the psychological strain on U.S. Army Air Force bomber crews, widely regarded as one of Gregory Peck’s most powerful performances.
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B.
Spirit of St. Louis
Spirit of St. Louis is the custom-built aircraft flown by Charles Lindbergh on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927.
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C.
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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D.
The Landing
The Landing is a waterfront dining and entertainment district within Disney Springs at Walt Disney World, featuring themed restaurants, bars, and shops.
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E.
The Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis is Charles Lindbergh’s Pulitzer Prize–winning autobiographical account of his pioneering 1927 solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II supply route
ⓘ
airlift route ⓘ military air operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Hump airlift over the Himalayas
ⓘ
surface form:
Hump airlift
The Aluminum Trail ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Allied logistics in Asia
ⓘ
China Burma India Theater ⓘ
surface form:
China-Burma-India campaign
|
| beganIn | 1942 ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | perilous ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| crosses |
Eastern Himalayas
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Himalayas
|
| endedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| endPoint | China ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first sustained, large-scale air supply operation over high mountains ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dangerous weather conditions
ⓘ
high aircraft loss rate ⓘ high mountain terrain ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayan region
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ |
| notableAircraftType |
Curtiss C-46 Commando
ⓘ
surface form:
C-46 Commando
Douglas C-47 Skytrain ⓘ
surface form:
C-47 Skytrain
Douglas C-54 Skymaster ⓘ
surface form:
C-54 Skymaster
|
| operatedBy |
Air Transport Command
ⓘ
Tenth Air Force ⓘ |
| primaryCargo |
ammunition
ⓘ
aviation fuel ⓘ food ⓘ military equipment ⓘ |
| purpose |
support Chinese war effort against Japan
ⓘ
transport supplies from India to China ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation | Japanese capture of Burma Road ⓘ |
| regionServed |
China Burma India Theater
ⓘ
surface form:
China-Burma-India Theater
|
| replaces | Burma Road as main Allied supply route to China ⓘ |
| resultedIn | large number of aircraft crashes ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
icing
ⓘ
lack of accurate navigation aids ⓘ severe turbulence ⓘ unpredictable winds ⓘ |
| startPoint | India ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | maintained supply line to China after loss of Burma Road ⓘ |
| supported |
Central Army of the Kuomintang
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Nationalist forces
U.S. forces in China ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1942–1945 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Allies of World War II
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surface form:
Allies
Republic of China ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Hump Description of subject: The Hump was the perilous World War II Allied airlift route over the eastern Himalayas used to transport vital supplies from India to China after the Japanese cut off the Burma Road.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.