The Hump
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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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World War II supply route
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airlift route → military air operation → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hump airlift
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The Aluminum Trail → |
| associatedWith |
Allied logistics in Asia
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China-Burma-India campaign → |
| beganIn |
1942
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| characterizedAs |
perilous
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| conflict |
World War II
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| crosses |
eastern Himalayas
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| endedIn |
1945
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| endPoint |
China
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| historicalSignificance |
first sustained, large-scale air supply operation over high mountains
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| knownFor |
dangerous weather conditions
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high aircraft loss rate → high mountain terrain → |
| locatedIn |
Himalayan region
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South Asia → |
| notableAircraftType |
C-46 Commando
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C-47 Skytrain → C-54 Skymaster → |
| operatedBy |
Air Transport Command
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Tenth Air Force → |
| primaryCargo |
ammunition
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aviation fuel → food → military equipment → |
| purpose |
support Chinese war effort against Japan
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transport supplies from India to China → |
| reasonForCreation |
Japanese capture of Burma Road
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| regionServed |
China-Burma-India Theater
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| replaces |
Burma Road as main Allied supply route to China
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| resultedIn |
large number of aircraft crashes
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| riskFactor |
icing
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lack of accurate navigation aids → severe turbulence → unpredictable winds → |
| startPoint |
India
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| strategicImportance |
maintained supply line to China after loss of Burma Road
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| supported |
Chinese Nationalist forces
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U.S. forces in China → |
| timePeriod |
1942–1945
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| usedBy |
Allies
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Republic of China → Royal Air Force → United States Army Air Forces → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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The Hump airlift over the Himalayas
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