01131nam a22001937a 4500003002200000005001700022008004100039010001100080020002900091040003500120050001700155082002500172100003900197245009500236260005400331300004300385490001600428520049300444By Otfinoski, Steven.20220303110611.0220303b        sa ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aD790.2  a9781491451564qpaperback  aOCLCbEnglishcOCLCd3228eRDA  aD790.2bOTFI  a940.5449730922bOTFI  aOtfinoski, Steven.d[2016]eAuthor  aPilots in peril! :b the untold story of U.S. pilots who braved "The Hump" in World War II  aNorth Mankato, Minnesota :b Capstone Pressc2016  a232 pages :b illustrations ; c19 cm.  a Encounter   aHistorian 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