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McMullin (Chester) Personal Papers
SDASM.SC.SC.10095
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
Title: Chester McMullin Personal Papers
Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.SC.10095
Physical Description:
0.2 Cubic Feet
one box with measurements 12 ¼” x 10 ¼” x 2 ½”.
Date (inclusive): 1924-1997
Abstract: Chester C. McCullin was born in 1924. He was a Lt. Colonel in the United States Air Force during World War II.
The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this Collection were donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
Chester C. McCullin was born in 1924. He was a Lt. Colonel in the United States Air Force during World War II. As a Commander
Pilot, he was assigned to fly dangerous missions from India to China in military transport aircraft, presumably the Douglas
C-47. He supplied the American and Chinese forces with munitions and supplies in their fight against the Japanese by flying
over the Himalayas (dubbed “Hump Pilot”), which were menacing due to lack of navigational charts, radio contact, and weather.
McCullin passed away in July, 1997.
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Related SDASM Resources:
Moser, Don, "Vaulting The Himalayas," World War II: China, Burma, India, Alexandria, VA: Time-Life, 1978, 78-91. – D 743 TL
WW2 #9
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Secondary Sources: http://www.humppilots.com/guestbook.htm
“My Stepfather, C.C. "Chester" McMullin was a Lt. Colonel in the USAF and Hump Pilot.”
This collection is stored in one box with measurements 12 ¼” x 10 ¼” x 2 ½”. It contains two hard cover pilot log books, and
a radio facility and in-flight data chart book. There are also three photographs. Of what is present in the collection, McMullin
was a Hump Pilot during World War II, and an avid civilian aviator following the War. The materials are arranged by material
type.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
United States. Army Air Forces.
Hump Pilot
Douglas DC-3 Family
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
McMullin, Chester