Hump.

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From the outstanding Internet web site "Bayou Renaissance Man" we have this item. 

"Weekend Wings #10: Flying The Hump"

From https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com | March 9, 2008.

"Air transport today - whether civilian or military - is a complex, seamless web of people, machinery, locations and infrastructure. We take it for granted that we can ship anything anywhere in the world within a day or two, provided only that it can be broken down into loads that will fit onto an aircraft."

[....]

"World War II was the catalyst in developing our modern air infrastructure. During the war huge networks of intercontinental air travel were developed: new methods of freight handling and mass passenger transport were devised: and the experience gained by tens of thousands of service personnel formed the foundation for the incredible expansion of aviation after the war."

Devoted readers to the blog are invited to read the remainder of the article for themselves.

Comments:

* Flying "The Hump" rated as more dangerous than flying four-engine strategic bomber missions over Germany.

* The American Air Force ARRS [Air Rescue Service or Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service] origins as a response to the difficulties of aircraft and personnel losses "The Hump".

* The famous American personality Gene Autry volunteering for military service and performing in a dutiful manner while flying "The Hump". Autry at the time of his enlistment the highest-paid performer among the Hollywood crowd.

* Pilots sometimes flying two-way cargo missions. Returning to home base in India with human cargo of Chinese troops as slated for training by American military personnel onboard. I believe these were Chinese Nationalist soldiers that later comprised X Force and Y Force.

And now you know the rest of the story "The Hump" and are the better for it too.

coolbert.