Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
China Burma India Hump Aircrews
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
1. China Burma India Hump Aircrews Memorial
and Allied personnel who flew the
Himalayas in the China Burma India theater in World War II
Erected by the China Burma India Hump Pilots Association, a Group of Their Comrades, Families, and Friends.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.
Location. 39° 46.833′ N, 84° 6.719′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Circle. Marker (Memorial #030) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with museum access off Springfield Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro and in the Miami Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "The Mighty Eighth" (a few steps from this marker); Valor Park (a few steps from this marker); 44th Bomb Group (H) (within shouting distance of this marker); Fourth Fighter Group Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Glider Pilots (within shouting distance of this marker); 91st Bomb Group (H) (within shouting distance of this marker); Doris Scott (within shouting distance of this marker); 34th Bomb Group (Heavy) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Also see . . .
1. CBI Theater. (Submitted on January 9, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. CBI Hump Pilots Association (now dissolved). (Submitted on January 9, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. CBI Hump Airlift Operations. (Submitted on January 9, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
2. China Burma India Hump Aircrews Memorial (rear)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
3. China Burma India Hump Aircrews Memorial
Near northern boundary of park, with museum in background.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
4. China Burma India Hump Aircrews Memorial Rock
provided by Peoples Republic of China
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
5. China Burma India Hump Aircrews Memorial
Flag of the Republic of China.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
6. China Burma India Hump Aircrews Memorial
This composite aircraft
represents the many types of aircraft, gliders
and helicopters used in the China Burma
India Theater in World War II
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
7. China Burma India Theater Symbol
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
8. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,642 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 9, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 8. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
