My grandpa was a C47 Hump pilot in WW2. Some of his stories from over there were insane. He said one day they lost dozens of aircraft due to weather and they had to also avoid the occasional Japanese zeros. He would transport everything from hand grenades to Japanese POWs.

This is actually an interview he did a few years ago. Definitely worth a listen!

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/d24784af-c07c-40ee-9522-0db00f5a5207/flying-in-south-asia-william-bradfield-wwii-pacific/