Col. Bud Anderson: Triple-Ace Mustang Pilot, Part I

Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories

Robert Kirk

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🗓️ 9 June 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Col. Clarence (Bud) Emil Anderson served in the United States Air Force during World War II, and is a triple-ace fighter pilot. He’s the highest scoring living American fighter ace, and the 10th highest scoring Mustang Ace of all time. Col. Anderson was a member of the 357th Fighter group, which was said to have “shot down the most airplanes in the shortest time of any unit in the European theater, perhaps the whole Air Force.” They had over 600 aerial victories in 14 months, and 42 aces, more than any other fighter group. He also commanded the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, an F-105 Thunderchief unit, during its final months of service in the Vietnam War. Col. Anderson was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2008, and in 2013, was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame. This year, Col. Anderson celebrated his 100th birthday. Click here to learn about his birthday celebration. For more pictures of Bud during the war, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:36.9	Today, in the first of a two-part episode, we'll hear from Colonel Bud Anderson.
1:42.0	Anderson served as a P-51 Mustang pilot in World War II
1:45.4	and is the highest-scoring, living American fighter race.
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