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Kunming Flying Tigers Memorial

昆明飞虎队纪念馆

The Flying Tigers were fighter pilots — officially called the American Volunteer Group — who fought the Japanese in China through much of World War II, both before and after the US entered the war. Despite a whole range of problems, they shot down several hundred enemy planes. Kunming was one of their main bases.

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Address: 458 Beijing Road, Panlong District (盘龙区北京路458号)
Getting there: about 200 m south of Dongfeng Square Station at the intersection of metro lines 2 and 3, directly opposite Chahua Park
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00, no entry after 16:30
Price: Free
Website: kmflyingtiger.com (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Kunming, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.

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