A 62nd Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III has the nose art of “Flying the Hump” applied to it May 12, 2016 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The name comes from the airlift missions, known as flying the hump, that were flown over the Himalayan Mountains between India and China from 1943 to 1945 involving U.S. C-46 Commandos and C-47 Skytrains. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff. Sgt. Naomi Shipley)

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Tech. Sgt. Toby Abernathy, 62nd Maintenance Squadron corrosion control manager, applies a stencil to a 62nd Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III for the naming of the aircraft May 12, 2016 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The name, “Flying the Hump” comes from the airlift missions, known as flying the hump, that were flown over the Himalayan Mountains between India and China from 1943 to 1945 involving U.S. C-46 Commandos and C-47 Skytrains. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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Tech. Sgt. Toby Abernathy, 62nd Maintenance Squadron corrosion control manager, applies a stencil to a 62nd Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III for the naming of the aircraft May 12, 2016 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The name, “Flying the Hump” comes from the airlift missions, known as flying the hump, that were flown over the Himalayan Mountains between India and China from 1943 to 1945 involving U.S. C-46 Commandos and C-47 Skytrains. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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Airmen from the 62nd Maintenance Squadron apply a stencil to a 62nd Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III for the naming of the aircraft May 12, 2016 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.” The name, “The Flying the Hump” comes from the airlift missions, known as flying the hump, that were flown over the Himalayan Mountains between India and China from 1943 to 1945 involving U.S. C-46 Commandos and C-47 Skytrains. As it is extremely rare for a C-17 to be named, this marks the 4th aircraft out of 48 assigned C-17s at McChord Filed to receive this honor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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Staff Sgt. Ben Dominquez (left) and SrA Brandon Breshears, 62nd Maintenance Squadron structural maintenance mechanics, apply a stencil to a 62nd Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III for the naming of the aircraft May 12, 2016 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The name, “Flying the Hump” comes from the airlift missions, known as flying the hump, that were flown over the Himalayan Mountains between India and China from 1943 to 1945 involving U.S. C-46 Commandos and C-47 Skytrains. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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SrA Brandon Breshears, 62nd Maintenace Squadron structural maintenance mechanic, applies a stencil to a 62nd Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III for the naming of the aircraft May 12, 2016 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The name, “Flying the Hump” comes from the airlift missions, known as flying the hump, that were flown over the Himalayan Mountains between India and China from 1943 to 1945 involving U.S. C-46 Commandos and C-47 Skytrains. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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Airmen from the 62nd Maintenance Squadron apply a stencil to a 62nd Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III for the naming of the aircraft May 12, 2016 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.” The name, “Flying the Hump” comes from the airlift missions, known as flying the hump, that were flown over the Himalayan Mountains between India and China from 1943 to 1945 involving U.S. C-46 Commandos and C-47 Skytrains. As it is extremely rare for a C-17 to be named, this marks the 4th aircraft out of 48 assigned C-17s at McChord Filed to receive this honor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tim Chacon)

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McChord C-17 named "Flying the Hump"

Published May 20, 2016