Otfinoski, Steven. [2016]

Pilots in peril! : the untold story of U.S. pilots who braved "The Hump" in World War II - North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press 2016 - 232 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. - Encounter .

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

9781491451564

D790.2

D790.2 / OTFI

940.5449730922 / OTFI