Bud Anderson
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title:
Bud Anderson
text:
Clarence Emil "Bud" Anderson was an officer in the United States Air Force and a triple ace of World War II. During the war he was the highest scoring flying ace in his P-51 Mustang squadron. Toward the end of Anderson's two combat tours in Europe in 1944 he was promoted to major at 22, a young age even for a highly effective officer in wartime. Afterward, he became a test pilot and a fighter squadron and wing commander, serving a combat tour in the Vietnam War. Anderson retired as a full colone
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encyclopedia
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American World War II flying ace (1922–2024)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Anderson
date created:
2005-12-12T20:26:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T03:08:32Z
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