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Newspaper Page TextTwo Klamath Men Home After Flying "Hump" Route Daily For Past Year Br EDNA KAHL Flying the "Hump" routo, the highest, most treacherous moun tain range In tlio world, ha bron the dally Job of two Klum th moil for tlio puit your, TO M. J. (I3iis) Thompson, ion of Mr. und Mm. C. C. Thomp on of Miilin, and FU Andrew Hllaiil, son of Mr. und Mrs, E. L. Kulil of 714 N. loth, mo homo for Christmas, after being stu tinned In tlio Chlnn-Durina-Inrila thaiilor with tlio ulr transport oommnnd, On thnlr urrlvnl In tho Orient, December 22, 1044, tho men wuro stationed lit Chnbiiii, Indlu. They agreed that their flritt flluhtii ovor tho Himalaya mnun tttlun wero uneventful und thnt ut first It soomod to thorn thnt the Mump had been greatly over rated., 'Thnt win before we Kot to know It better," Silani re murkad. The big C-40 transport planes thoy flow currlnd a curgo of 8000 pounds, Tho wnrllino cnrgoeK In cluded 75 mm. iihcllii, trench mortars, Kim mortnrii In prepara tion for nosslhlo use of Kin, rlflo, food und medlcnl supplies, troop end. neccssury materials for fighting a wur. After the cessa tlon of hoHtllltloK. their cargoeii woro not quite no vital. Thn mountains over which they flow wcro of rolling typo which cuma up suddenly In a Jugged backbone of a peak, ex cept for un occaxloniil one rising straight up lo n penk, such as Mount Everest, wlileh both men could seo on their flight. Jungle The Jungles below thom were comparublii to tho South Ameri can Jungles, with trees resent, bllng plno trees,, but In stature nearly lllto tho redwoods. Crews forced down faced one of their greatest hazards In bucking their way back to civilization. The longest time that a crew worked to got out of tho Junglo and came out allvo wax 01 days. Since tho beginning of Hump flying, in estimated 3800 pianos have gone down with only a small number of crew survlv- '"ti, hint section hnd the world's Rrcntcst rainfall, 000 Inches an nually. After the planes left the ground In the monsoon season they were flown on Instruments beginning at 100 or ISO feet. The monsoons lent for six months, bo ginning In April. The first chock point ' aftor leaving tholr home base was Moron, and then they headed for China. The two filers stated that the worst time In the flight was on the tako-off. After tak ing the planes Into the air, they tried to rise above the "soup" to from 4000 to 12,000 feet where It was clear. The rain and snow encountered necessitated flying bv Instruments ormvn 12nnn foot, Carburetor Icing was a constant danger. Although the de-icers used were very effective, thcy lnsted only a short tlmo be cause they were torn by gravol In landings and take-offs. Ice Formed When Ice formed on the car buretor no gas could get through to the motor. Silani mentioned a time when In a thunderstorm both motors on his plane lost two beats. "The engine lost two beats and my heart lost BO," he added. Wing and fusolagu Icing con tributed to the dangers encoun tered. Thompson explained that thoro was so much instrument flying and so many airplanes In the air holding different alti tudes that there was the constant possibility .of mid-air collisions. Often, If radio reception was poor, two pilots would be flying at tho same altitude, not know ing the other was there. January 6, 1943, Is well-remembered by all Hump pilots. That date marked the worst night In the history of Hump fly ing. Torrlfio thunder and light ning storms racked the air, and the blinding flashes lighted up tho area for miles around. On that night, 33 planes went down with average, crews of three men. Only two of the crews got In. Thirty-one have never been heard from. Sllnnl and Thompson were among the six men chosen to fly the "nnckpllo Express," the only C-40 pussenger run over tho Hump. Their pussengers were "VIP," very Importuut person nel, und on their way buck from China they curried nogro Burma Itoud drivers, who were nmong tlio most cooperative pussengers they hud, Thompson was the first man chosen for the "Hock pllo Express." Effective Only In the lust year linn air rescue been really offncllvo. When a plane did not como In, Its homo base reported It to air smirch and rescuo which searched tho urea In which tho plane wits lost. They flew In liaison ships, B-2Ss, C-47s and I'-Sls. If the pluno was found tho search continued for tho crow. When tho crew wn lo cated, supplies woro d'o""- ' to them, and professions 1 -nl Jumpers boiled out slblo Injured crow me The men explained t, cry often things happened loo fust for tho crow to bo able to ball out. At times, whan I plane wont down, It would drop S00O feet per minute In a violent down-draft. Of the men who successfully reached tho ground after bulling out, 00 por cent got out alive dcsplto the Jungles, tho weather and tho head-hunters. Many of the savage tribes who were head-hunters, worked for tho highest bidder In the wur, often the Japanese The only tribe In tho area which was not eventually won ovor by tho al lies, was tho fierce Noga tribe. If a crew bulled out over Nuga country, their Instructions woro to slay where they were and not move. All they could do was hope that someone from air search and rescue would find them. Silani and Thompson trained together In the United States, went overseas together, and have returned to the United States to gether. They both wear the Asiatic -Pacific ribbon, the Air Medal and the Distinguished Fly ing Cross. Klamath Crew Member Of Submarine' Declared Dead Mr. and Mrs. Guy Robort Wells, 2213 Ogden, have re ceived a letter from James For rental, secretary of the navy, in forming them that their son, TM 30 Richard Warren Wells, who has been missing Blnco No vember, 1044, has been declurcd dead, Tlio 21-year-old sailor was a crew member of tho submarine Shark which fulled to return to 1'eurl Harbor after a war patrol In lliu Clilnu sea. Tho Shark left Pearl Harbor September 23, 1044, and was not heard of since. Korrcstul's letter said thnt the vessel had probably been lost as a result of enemy action and thnt Wells' nnme hnd not nppeored on any lists of prisoners taken by tho Jopaneso. That was tho Klamath man's SMC-'' I 3 4 rify 'L' I Richard Warren Wells AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OIL STORAGE TANKS 160 OAL. CAPACITY EXTRA HEAVY STEEL $240 Copper Tubing, Valves and Fittings For Oil Stoves BALL & PORTER 801 Spring St, 17 ?C?&$$I Christmas SuggesrlonsfcaSSftCfl W From ThV - n Oreaon Woolen Store -3 Wooleni He Will Love!! 100 Wool Unionsuits 100 Wool Shirts & Drawers 50 Wool Unionsuits 50 Wool Shirts & Drawers Work Shirts & Pants All Wool Shirts Cotton Flannel Shirts f t Blazers and Mackinaws OREGON WOOLEN STORE f "For The Man Who Caret What He Wears" 00 Main St. Phone 6873 third patrol Into Jap waters on the Shark. Tho submarine was credited with sinking six enemy ships. Wells enlisted In the navy In January, 1043, and had been overseas about four months when he was reported missing. Ha was graduated from Klamath Union high school In the class of 1042. The flag he Is holding was the battle emblem of the Shark and tho Jap flags denote the number of enemy vessels the Shark de stroyed. This picture .was taken In Pcnrl Hurbor Just before Wells' ship left on Its last patrol. Stromberg Carlson Radios, Derby's Music Co. Crash Victim An o T5 Ned N Miriam of Lake view, shown above, was one of 17 overseas veterans killed in the recent crash of a transport plane ar Billings, Mont. He was the son of Ed Neatham. former ly of Lakevlew. A sitter, Mrs. Ralph Baker, lives at Lakevlew. Small Private Plane Stolen ELLENSBURG, Dec. 18 UP) The boys in the blue coats nna best look to their wings what with the latest In high-class thievery. James Dovcre. owner of a plane field at Cle Elum, Wash., reported to the sheriff's office a thief has stolen a small private piano owned by A. H. Schular, after first changing the paint Job before flying It away. Dcvere said his own ship had been pushed back In the han gar, the air compressor had been used, a spray gun and a gallon and a half of black paint were missing. Schular! plane had been yal low and black. 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The Red Cross announced to day that presents will be given hospitalized murines at the Bar racks, Jf local people will donate them. Since it will be a lonely day a long way from home for most of the 40 or 50 men In the wards, the present will be ap preciated. Any suitable gift except food will be welcomed, and the pack ages will be dropped by high school girls. Donors are asked to put a slip on the outside of the package telling what is in side. Two radios are also needed at the Marine Barracks, and elec tric Christmas tree lights will be welcomed. Anyone who cares to donate these Items should contact the Red Cross. Music Firm Head Claimed By Death MINEOLA, N. Y., Dec. 18 (P) Edward B. Marks, 80, head of Edward B. Marka Music cor poration which published more than 20,000 songs over a period of SO years, died of pneumonia last night at Nassau hospital. His firm published some of the first songs of Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern and Slgmund Rom berg. 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