担任飞虎队飞行员的查理·邦德（由美国人杰夫·格林提供）

以下是英文全文：

Flying Tigers member passes away in US

By Thomas Kean

ONE of the last members of the Flying Tigers squadron that defended Myanmar from invading Japanese forces in World War II died on August 18, aged 94, an American newspaper reported last week.

Charles R Bond Jr, a retired US Air Force major general, died of dementia in Dallas, Texas, on August 18, according to an August 31 report in The Washington Post. Bond was one of about 400 pilots and ground personnel who served in the American Volunteer Group – nicknamed the Flying Tigers – under General Claire Chenault.

The group was tasked with protecting military supply routes between Myanmar and the Chinese government led by Chiang Kai-Shek, which was being supplied by the American government in its war against Japan.

“The group’s exploits became legend. Flying the P-40 aircraft, their fuselages painted with a toothsome tiger, the F

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