Was this due to such a high altitude and extreme strain on both engines, not so much the Japanese aircraft? Bob Fletcher Robert.Fletcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MILITARY DESIGN SECTION 10th Floor SW, CUBE 134 (916) 557-7235, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA. 95814-2922 -----Original Message----- From: damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 1:47 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: FW: DC-3 Ground School Information The odds of surving flying the Hump (the route between China and India during WW2) was very high due to the bad flying conditions. David R > In a message dated 12/10/2003 1:10:15 PM Pacific Standard Time, > exatc@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > > << Killed a lot of pilots flying the hump. C46 that is. >> > > What exactly do you mean by that? Actually, one of the controllers at CMA is > also a pilot who flies his baron to work from San Diego, and he is currently > working on getting rated in the C46