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gptkbp:instanceOf
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airlift route
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:The_Hump
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gptkbp:basisFor
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gptkb:Assam,_India
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gptkbp:beganIn
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1942
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gptkbp:commemoratedBy
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gptkb:Hump_Memorial
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gptkbp:connects
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gptkb:China
gptkb:India
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gptkbp:crosses
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gptkb:Himalayas
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gptkbp:destination
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gptkb:Kunming,_China
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gptkbp:distance
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about 500 miles
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gptkbp:elevation
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up to 16,000 feet
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gptkbp:endDate
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1945
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gptkbp:handlesCargo
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gptkb:food
gptkb:gasoline
shooting
medical supplies
troops
aircraft parts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Hump Route
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gptkbp:losses
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over 600 aircraft
over 1,000 personnel
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gptkbp:notableFor
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dangerous weather
Japanese fighter attacks
high loss rate
high mountain terrain
mechanical failures
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Air_Transport_Command
gptkb:1st_Ferrying_Group
gptkb:China_National_Aviation_Corporation
India-China Division
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gptkbp:operatesIn
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:purpose
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to supply Chinese forces and USAAF units
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:Ledo_Road
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gptkbp:significance
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kept China in the war against Japan
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gptkbp:supplies
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gptkb:Chinese_Nationalist_Army
gptkb:Flying_Tigers
gptkb:Fourteenth_Air_Force
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:usedInAircraft
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gptkb:C-46_Commando
gptkb:C-54_Skymaster
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
gptkb:C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:C-87_Liberator_Express
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Hump
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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