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Another "Flying the Hump" story

Discussion in 'The CBI Theater' started by ww2thebigone, Mar 30, 2016.

  1. ww2thebigone

    ww2thebigone Member

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    John Ferguson would go on to regional fame as the play-by-play broadcaster for LSU football in parts of the '50s through early '80s, but before that he flew "The Hump" as a pilot and had some interesting stories.


    http://ww2thebigone.com/2016/03/25/flying-the-hump/
     
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    Both posts linked to the big one are very interesting. I have not come across the website before so also a big thank you for bringing it to my notice. Brian
     
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    You're welcome. It's a very new site (less than two weeks old) that features individual veterans' narratives about their experiences in the war. More will be coming.
     
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    Great. Brian
     
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    The post's estimate of 3,000 planes lost is a bit high. I saw a figure of about 2,800 deaths on The Hump, so the number of aircraft lost would be less.

    He does mention the January 1945 storm. Dad said most of the planes from his base at Chabua did not return although some made it to other bases.
     

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