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‘Hump WWII’ Museum
December 5 , 2023
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- It is a museum dedicated to the fallen airmen of the Allied forces during World War II.
- It was inaugurated in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh.
- It stands as a tribute to the aviators who navigated the perilous air route between north-eastern Assam and Yunnan in China, nicknamed ‘The Hump.’
- The air route earned its moniker due to the formidable challenges faced by Allied pilots flying from airfields in Assam to those in Yunnan.
- The Hump air route traverses through Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tibet, Myanmar and Yunnan (China).
- It was carried out between 1942 to 1945.
- It became the stage for one of the most significant airlifts in aviation history, undertaken by the US-led Allied forces.
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