Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
4:35 | Arthur Sutton tells the funny story behind his favorite load that he delivered across the "Hump" into China during World War II.
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Arthur Sutton, a C-46 pilot, describes the various and sometimes surprising types of cargo that he delivered and hauled back over the "Hump" during World War II.
Tasked with delivering supplies into Burma, Arthur Sutton talks about how the often terrible weather made no difference in their flight plans and how he learned to trust his instruments over his own body.
After discovering his C-46 aircraft was known to be faulty, Arthur Sutton recollects the conflict that arose from questioning his superiors.
Arthur Sutton recalls some of the more unique experiences of his military career, when he got a chance to visit the "quiet room" at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the massive climate-controlled hangar at Eglin Air Force Base.
Arthur Sutton describes why his Air Transport Command aircraft were not allowed to fly in formation or even near each other while flying over China.
While stationed in the China Burma India theater, Arthur Sutton remembers the attachment his fellow airmen came to feel for a regularly scheduled Japanese spy plane flyover.
