Bud Anderson World War II Ace,dies at 102

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Another hero gone, pilot of P-51 Old Crow, 16 kills and never took a hit on his plane.

Bud Anderson, the last of World War II’s Triple Ace pilots, dies at 102

//youtu.be/V-KMTsiuhJg

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R.I.P., Sir.

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Damn few…

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RIP. Guess God needed to call someone up to fly Yeager’s wing…

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Name sounds familiar, was he mentioned in Yeager’s autobiography? Read it 30 years ago as a kid…

16 kills is pretty damned impressive.

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I think he flew Mr. Right Stuff’s wing for a while; if memory serves Bob Hoover was part of that pack too.