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Pilots in Peril! - The Untold Story of US Pilots Who Braved "the Hump" in World War II - cover

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Pilots in Peril! - The Untold Story of US Pilots Who Braved "the Hump" in World War II

Steven Otfinoski

Publisher: Capstone Young Readers

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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.
Available since: 08/01/2015.

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