RARE “WWII Triple Fighter Ace\" Bud Anderson Hand Signed 12X8 Color Photo For Sale

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RARE “WWII Triple Fighter Ace\" Bud Anderson Hand Signed 12X8 Color Photo:
$129.99

Up for sale the "Highest Living Fighter Ace" Bud Anderson Hand Signed 12X8 Color Photo.  

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Emil "Bud" Anderson (born

January 13, 1922) is a retired officer in the United States Air Force, a

triple ace of World War II, and the highest scoring living American fighter

ace. During the war he was the highest scoring flying ace in his P-51 Mustang squadron. Towards 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. After the war Anderson became a well

regarded fighter test pilot, and a fighter squadron and wing commander. He

served his wing commander tour in combat in the Vietnam War. He retired as a full colonel in 1972, after which

he worked in flight test management for McDonnell Douglas. A member of the National Aviation Hall of

Fame, Anderson has remained a sought-after speaker at aviation and

military events well into his 90s. Anderson was born in Oakland, California, and reared on a farm near Newcastle, California. In

January 1942, he enlisted in the United States Army as

an aviation cadet and

received his wings and commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army Air

Forces in September 1942. Anderson flew two tours of combat

against the Luftwaffe in Europe while with

the 363d Fighter Squadron of

the 357th Fighter Group, based

at RAF Leiston, England, and was the group's third leading ace

with 16+1⁄4 aerial victories. The

others only flew one tour so they had less time in the air. His P-51 Mustang,

(P-51B-15-NA AAF Ser. No. 43-24823) the P-51D-10-NA

Mustang, AAF Ser. No. 44-14450 B6-S, again nicknamed Old

Crow (after the whiskey of the same name), carried him safely through 116

missions without being hit by fire from enemy aircraft and without Anderson

ever having to turn back for any reason. He returned to the United States in

February 1945 as a major. With over thirty years of military service, Anderson

was a test pilot at Wright Field following

the end of World War II, where he also served as chief of Fighter operations,

and later at Edwards Air Force Base,

where he was chief of Flight Test Operations and deputy director of Flight

Test. He also served two tours at The Pentagon and commanded three fighter organizations at

the squadron and wing level. From June to December 1970, he commanded the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, an F-105 Thunderchief unit,

during its final months of service in the Vietnam War, and retired as a colonel in March 1972. He was

decorated 25 times for his service to the United States.

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