"OVER THE HUMP" FLYIN

Saturday 12th April 2008

1830 BST - 1730 Zulu/GMT/UT

and

2200 BST - 2100 Zulu/GMT/UT

April Flyin - April12th 2008

PLEASE NOTE THE FIRST LEG HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM THE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED PLAN

History

Between 1941 and 1944, the USAAF Transport Command flew military supplies from Assam, India, to Yunnan Province, China; over the lower Himalayas. This 500 mile trip, up to 15000ft, was christened 'The Hump' by the aircrews. The aircraft used were the Douglas DC3/C47 supported by the Curtis P40 'Flying Tigers'.

Scenario

The Flyin will have two legs and pilots can elect to fly either or both. Firstly, Groups of transport aircraft will fly from ZPPP Kunming over "The Hump" to VEMN Dibrugarh. These aircraft will be carrying troops and equipment for repair. The second leg will be over 'The Hump' from VEMN to ZPPP Kunming in China and they will be carrying replacement troops and aircrew as well as supplies. On both legs they may be escorted by USAAF fighters based at VEOF Sookerating and ZPPP Kunming, and may encounter enemy fighters coming from occupied Burma and South China. The latter will depend on the number of pilots taking part in the Flyin. The two components of this Flyin will enable pilots from all Noble Air Hubs to take part, with those from Europe and the US able to complete both legs if they wish. Pilots from Australia, may prefer to only fly the second leg as it will be early Sunday morning for them.