During WWII, The The Army Air Force's Air Transport Command Ferried 650,000 Tons Of Critical Supplies To Forces In China Blockaded By The Japanese. This Remarkable Air Route Included "The Himalayan Hump." July 1945, C-46 Commando And C-47 Skytrains Averaged 1.3 Flights Across The Hump Every Minute In Spite Of 100 MPH Winds, Ice And 16,000 foot mountains.