World War Two: When 600 US planes crashed in Himalayas

Summary

1. A new Indian Museum features aircraft that crashed while attempting to cross "The Hump" during WWII.
2. "The Hump," involved transporting 650,000 tonnes of war supplies across the treacherous eastern Himalayas to support Nationalist Chinese forces.
3. Indian and American teams have been searching for wreckage and remains for over 80 years.

References

• Media Check: BBC News - Media Bias Fact Check (HIGH CREDIBILITY)
• Collections |The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
• ADDITIONAL READING RAAF RUNWAY (PME)
• RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC