Residents in Kunming, Yunnan province, mourn deceased members of the Flying Tigers on Sunday. The Flying Tigers — formally known as the 1st American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force — was a group of volunteer US fighter pilots from the US army, navy and Marine Corps led by thenCaptain Claire Lee Chennault fighting alongside the Chinese against Japanese aggressors during World War II. [YANG FAN / FOR CHINA DAILY]