Robert M. Bond

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Robert M. Bond
Born16 December 1929
Trenton, Tennessee, US
Died26 April 1984(1984-04-26) (aged 54)
Tonopah Test Range, Nevada, US
Buried
Ashland, Mississippi
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
Service years1951–1984
RankLieutenant general
UnitAir Force Systems Command
Conflicts
Awards

Robert M. Bond (16 December 1929 – 26 April 1984) was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force (USAF). He saw combat in Korea and three tours in Vietnam, before becoming an instructor and then vice-commander of an organization which developed and evaluated weaponry for the USAF. He was decorated for his combat service and his peacetime role. He died in an accident in Nevada while flying a Soviet-built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 jet fighter-bomber.

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