This is Jockel podcast number 346 with Dave Burke and me Jockel willing good evening Dave good evening

In an airplane the guy was a Mungoos

It's hard to believe if the only bud Anderson you ever knew was the one on the ground calm

gentlemanly a grandfather funny and all around nice guy

But once you get him in an airplane he's vicious shot down 17

Best fighter pilot I've ever seen

He's also the best friend I have in the world we go back 47 years Andy and I

Andy and I developed a rapport flying mustangs in England particularly after I was shot down

Made my way back and finally got the okay to finish my tour

We were both small town boys who liked hunting and fishing

We kept finding things in common and developed a tremendous mutual respect

By the time we finished up and went home we were pretty damn close although making friends

It wasn't something either of us went out of our way to do

It was risky in wartime

We lost an awful lot of guys over there

We had the same kind of eyes

2010

We saw everything that went on in the sky before anyone else in the squadron or even the group

What made Andy unique was that he flew so many missions logged so many combat hours and never had a battle damage or

Aborted mission an incredible record

It shows what a meticulous professional he is especially in combat

The same attention to detail is what made him a hell of a test pilot

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