"Over the Hump Club" CBI

Re:"Over the Hump Club" CBI (siege1863)

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:51:43 GMT

cbidaughter

A quick search turned up these very brief references to "over the hump club."
See post #13:
http://maxi-scoots.com/scoot/index.php?topic=3020.0
See post from nov 14, 2007 from blindjustice:
http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/index.php/t-316571.html

The second reference is the one I cited in my original post.

Re:"Over the Hump Club" CBI (garyg)

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:42:59 GMT

I've not heard of an official "club" either, but I will look thru my references to see if anything pops up.

Re:"Over the Hump Club" CBI (WillowRun)

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:56:28 GMT

Mike, As Tony has indicated, it was an "unofficial" designation and not a goal or "official title for a certain # of sorties." Somewhere I read a specific article on it but haven't located it yet. I've attached, however, an interesting and succinct link I had found earlier on "the Hump" missions and some related history and figures. http://www.himalayanclub.org/journal/over-the-hump/ I'll keep looking for that article.

Re:"Over the Hump Club" CBI (tonystro)

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:01:37 GMT

I have heard the term used by CBI transport crewmen to describe those men who had completed more than 100 trips over the hump. I am reasonably certain it was a verbal reference among the Hump crews and not a structured goal.

"Over the Hump Club" CBI (siege1863)

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:06:18 GMT

Has anyone heard of the "Over the Hump Club?" I am familiar with the "Burma Roadsters" while in the CBI Theater, but the OHC is new to me. The one and only reference I could find suggests it is an exclusive "club" for men who flew 100+ missions over the "Hump." The man being discussed had completed 51 missions then volunteered twice for 25 more.

I have a "short snorter" that belonged to an officer in the Chinese-American Composite Wing. On the margin of a Chinese note is "Over the Hump Club" and a date in October 1943. This is the same red 10 Yuan note specified to be used by the "Burma Roadsters." Perhaps it is merely a re-designation of the same group.