My flew the Hump for two years and back in the late 70’s China offered a free trip to China for select Hump flyers to receive a medal. My father turned the trip down, he said that he a seen enough of China while he was there. There are very few Hump Pilots left, they held their last reunion this year, many are too sick to make them.
Anyone interested in the Hump, look in your library, they made a two set book of pictures and stories and donated many of them to libraries.
My Dad wasn’t a pilot. He was a Major charged with taking in communication equipment in the very early stages of the war. They were in the jungle for months and at one time had to eat monkey meat. The Japanese were “on their tails”.
All those brave men must never be forgotten.