Bud Anderson, who teamed with renowned Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager in combat and later in the storied age of pioneering test pilots, was 102. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Brigadier. General. Bud Anderson, ...
The last surviving World War II triple ace pilot died at age 102 this week, more than 75 years after serving in the U.S. Air Force and flying missions over Europe, the Washington Post reported.
Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson Jr., a military pilot whose aerial derring-do spanned from World War II, when he personally shot down 16 German planes in dogfights over occupied Europe, to ...