Project Seven Alpha / Pen & Sword Aviation (ePub)
American Airlines in Burma, 1942
(Sprache: Englisch)
The true story of American Airlines pilots who ferried essential supplies to US troops over the Himalayas is recounted in this thrilling WWII history.
In late 1941, to prevent a Japanese invasion of India, President Roosevelt formed a defensive line on...
In late 1941, to prevent a Japanese invasion of India, President Roosevelt formed a defensive line on...
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The true story of American Airlines pilots who ferried essential supplies to US troops over the Himalayas is recounted in this thrilling WWII history.
In late 1941, to prevent a Japanese invasion of India, President Roosevelt formed a defensive line on the eastern side of the Patkai and Himalayan Mountain Ranges. To support these troops, he needed an air supply from Eastern India. But he lacked the aircraft and pilots capable of navigating "The Hump"-the dangerous path over the world's highest mountains. The solution was Project Seven Alpha: a plan to enlist the DC-3 aircraft and World War I veteran pilots of American Airlines.
This newly formed Squadron would fly these medium-range aircraft in a series of long-distance hops across the Pacific and Southern Asia to the Assam Valley in India. They would then establish the vital supply route carrying arms, ammunition and food to the Allied bases and return with wounded personnel. Based on the experiences of those who were involved, this is the story of this little-known operation of the Burma Campaign.
In late 1941, to prevent a Japanese invasion of India, President Roosevelt formed a defensive line on the eastern side of the Patkai and Himalayan Mountain Ranges. To support these troops, he needed an air supply from Eastern India. But he lacked the aircraft and pilots capable of navigating "The Hump"-the dangerous path over the world's highest mountains. The solution was Project Seven Alpha: a plan to enlist the DC-3 aircraft and World War I veteran pilots of American Airlines.
This newly formed Squadron would fly these medium-range aircraft in a series of long-distance hops across the Pacific and Southern Asia to the Assam Valley in India. They would then establish the vital supply route carrying arms, ammunition and food to the Allied bases and return with wounded personnel. Based on the experiences of those who were involved, this is the story of this little-known operation of the Burma Campaign.
Autoren-Porträt von Leland Shanle
LCDR Leland C "Chip" Shanle Jr. USN (Ret) was born and raised in St. Louis Missouri. He attended Chaminade College Prep Class of 1977. After High School he joined Naval ROTC at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Upon graduation in December of 1981, he was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy.Closing out his Naval Aviation career in 1998 with 600 carrier landings (200 night) on 11 different carriers; Chip, Laura and their 4 kids moved back to St. Louis. After being furloughed from a cargo carrier (Kitty Hawk) he settled in at American Airlines in 1999.
Chip was an aviation/military technical advisor on 5 major motion pictures (Pearl Harbor, Behind Enemy Lines, xXx, The Day After Tomorrow and Stealth). Helping to re-write scripts got him started as a writer.
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- Autor: Leland Shanle
- 2020, 256 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: PEN & SWORD BOOKS
- ISBN-10: 1844687449
- ISBN-13: 9781844687442
- Erscheinungsdatum: 31.01.2020
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- Größe: 1.08 MB
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