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AMONG HENRY TYNDALL
“
DICK
”
MERRILL’S ACHIEVEMENTS,
THE MOST SURPRISING
MAY BE THAT HE SURVIVED
TO BECOME AN AVIATION LEGEND.
OVER THE HUMP During World War II, Merrill
piloted C-47s in the Far East, ferrying supplies
over the Himalayas from India to China.