Flying the Hump. In Original World War II Color

Jeff Ethell; Don Downie

ISBN 10: 0760301131 / ISBN 13: 9780760301135

Published by Motorbooks International, Osceola, WI, 1004

Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1004. First edition, 1995. Well researched and generously illustrated with photos. Blue hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. The book has very light rubbing to the corners and spine ends, otherwise looks new and unread, good hinges, tight binding, clean pages, short note inside rear cover, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is in fine condition with no chips or tears. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Squared 4to. Seller Inventory # 049171

Synopsis:

The capture of the Burma Road by the Japanese during World War II forced U.S. airmen to fly hundreds of missions a day into China in an airlift of epic proportions. Having to fly over the towering Himalayan Mountains, the pilots came to know this route as 'flying the hump'. The Hump was a pioneering aviation operation that had just about everything working against it: the forbidding mountains, the worst flying weather in the world, deadly Japanese fighters, the crudest of navigational aids, unproven aircraft, and inexperienced flight and maintenance crews. Military commanders considered a flight over the Hump to be more hazardous than a bombing mission over Europe. More than 1,300 pilots and crew members were lost and more than 500 transport planes crashed trying to make it. Flying the Hump contains more than 170 original color photographs depicting the lives of the pilots and their planes during this dangerous operation. Many Hump pilots shared their personal recollections of rare photos and many untold stories to comprise this book of seat-of-the-pants flying.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Flying the Hump. In Original World War II ...
Publisher: Motorbooks International, Osceola, WI
Publication Date: 1004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition.