Starks, Richard

Chronicles the experiences of five American airmen who, while flying the Himalayan supply route known as "The Hump" in November 1943, were blown off course and forced to bail out over Tibet and follows their journey across the Tibetan plateau.

In November 1943 five American airmen flying the dangerous Himalayan supply route were caught in a violent storm and blown far off their intended course. Bailing out just seconds before their plane ran out of fuel, they found themselves in the heart of Tibet. They were among the first Americans to enter the Forbidden City of Lhasa and the last to see it before the Chinese invasion.