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Deadly skies: the WW2 mission to fly over the Himalayas

Caroline Alexander discusses the dramatic story of the young American pilots who braved the world’s most dangerous skies to keep China supplied during the Second World War

• Elinor Evans

Published: May 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM

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During the Second World War, a promise by President Roosevelt to provide supplies to nationalist China led to the creation of an ill-fated air supply route from India, across a perilous stretch of the Himalayan foothills known as 'the hump'. Caroline Alexander tells Elinor Evans about the young American pilots who braved the world’s most dangerous skies, facing deadly weather, jungle crashes, and psychological collapse.

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Caroline Alexander is the author of Skies of Thunder: The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World (Bonnier Books, 2025).

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Elinor EvansHead of digital (web and video)

Elinor Evans is head of digital (web and video)

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