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Buriram Province - General Category => Thailand News clippings => Topic started by: urleft on October 26, 2009, 10:04:25 PM

Title: One of the Last of the Flying Tigers Laid to rest.
Post by: urleft on October 26, 2009, 10:04:25 PM

Aces high - the last of the Flying Tiger raiders

Charlie Bond, one of the last pilots of a covert World War Two fighter squadron, died recently, but the heroics of the US servicemen who took on the might of the Japanese air force in Burma will never be forgotten

Published: 25/10/2009 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: Spectrum

Charlie Bond, one of the last surviving pilots of the legendary World War Two 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG), dubbed the "Flying Tigers", died in Dallas, Texas, on Aug 18, at the age of 94. Major General Charles R Bond, Jr, served 30 years in the US Air Force, retiring in 1968.

You can read the rest at:  http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/investigation/26258/aces-high-the-last-of-the-flying-tiger-raiders

I did not realize that the Flying Tigers were active around Chiang Mai, I need to check this out.   thailandflag  usa

Title: Re: One of the Last of the Flying Tigers Laid to rest.
Post by: urleft on October 27, 2009, 08:29:12 PM

web site for the Museum in Chiang Mai

http://thaiaviation.com/gallery2/v/Tango+Squadron+Chiang+Mai/