Pilots in Peril! - The Untold Story of US Pilots Who Braved "the Hump" in World War II
Steven Otfinoski
Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
Summary
Historian Theodore White called it "the most dangerous, terrifying, barbarous aerial transport run in the world…the skyway to Hell." The Hump was a perilous 500-mile flight path across the eastern Himalayan Mountains many U.S. pilots flew during World War II in order to keep the Allies well-supplied in China.Using personal accounts from pilots, rescuers, and U.S. Air Force staff, this fast-paced narrative puts young readers in the cockpit alongside some of the war’s bravest pilots.