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Florence Fang, chairwoman of the Florence Fang Family Foundation and curator of WWII Pacifi c War Memorial Hall in California, gives a "big check" to James T. Whitehead Jr(right), chairman of the Flying Tiger Historical Organization, at a reception honoring the Flying Tigers and WWII veterans at the Chinese consulate in San Francisco on Oct 24. Fang donated $175,000 to the organization to buy an aircraft that once flew the Hump Route so it can be permanently displayed in Guilin Flying Tiger Heritage Park at Yangtang Airport in China, which will open to the public in March of 2015. Lian Zi / China Daily