Fighter Ace Interview | Bud Anderson | Legends of Aviation #4

Clarence Emil 'Bud' Anderson
13 January 1922 - 17 May 2024
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Bud Anderson was America's highest scoring living fighter ace at the publishing of this video. In his career, he shot down 16 Focke-Wulf Fw 190s and Messerschmitt Bf 109s while flying one of his P-51 Mustangs named 'Old Crow.'
While regularly interviewed, few have asked about stories he had becoming a fighter pilot, downing a Heinkel He 111, serving as a test pilot, or flying combat in Vietnam. Here he will tell us about all of these monumental events in his life.
In this video, Bud Anderson's actual gun camera footage was used.
Recording Date: 29 October 2022
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Credits-
Animated Visuals (P-39Q and P-51D): Greg Rader
Footage: US Archives and Air2AirTV
Photos: US Archives / Bud Anderson's Personal Collection
Artwork: Hendrik Aviation Art, agnott, Garth Hector
Thumbnail: Ariel Horton
Director: Andrew Horton
Editor: Shawn Zhen
Narrator: John-Michael Sedor
Videographer: Gideon Kai
Special thanks to Jim and Kitty Anderson, Rob Spitznagel and the American Fighter Aces Association and for making this interview possible.
Please check out their websites here:
toflyandfight.com
americanfighteraces.org

[@hckyplyr9285]

Amazing getting this interview before .Anderson passed. Thank you!
May be rest in glorious peace.

[@GregsAirplanesandAutomobiles]

Thanks Andrew. Nice touch using his actual gun camera footage. I was really glad to hear him talk about the 8th's objective which was to destroy the Luftwaffe prior to D-Day. That's a really important fact that's often left out of the discussion. Too many people think it was about tonnage dropped or factories destroyed. Those things were the means to an end.

[@flightlinemedia]

Thanks for watching and sharing on your channel. Our next few episodes will feature other WWII veterans' stories we're excited to share.

[@arielhemingway8899]

What a legend! I can’t believe he is 100 years old in this video!

[@user-kg1jz3hj1p]

102 :P

[@TheRealHawkeye]

Awesome episode. He is super sharp for 100. I bet he could still fly a Mustang.

[@angus4449]

What a wonderful man from a magnificent generation, no hesitation just do it. Hopefully we still have people with this spirit and courage for the future. Thank You

[@shaider1982]

Wow, I watched his exploits presented in the show, Dogfights (when History Channel still lives up to its name).

[@flightlinemedia]

Thanks for watching this! Dogfights was a lot of fun. It was too short lived with only two seasons. I guess it's up to RUclipsrs to finish the rest...

[@jetpilot-jp3kh]

Rest in Peace General!

[@drgondog]

Good job Andrew.. FWIIW, Bud's 357th escorted 1st BD attacks at Stettinand Sorau and Cottebus on April 11th. Anderson's squadron got into fight on the way home in Hannover area but 357th was also shooting down 109s from Leipzig to Magdeburg. One of their biggest days of WWII.

[@flightlinemedia]

Thanks for watching! Appreciate that snippet of info.

[@lisal.1539]

Had the pleasure of meeting this legend at The Planes of Fame Airshow in 2010. Our photo came up today in my memories app so I searched his name and saw he is still alive at 102 years old!!!

[@Tmorgan2018]

Great episode!

[@flightlinemedia]

Thanks for watching! : )

[@RacerX1971]

Still sharp..

[@angus4449]

As they say they don't make them like that any more, or do they?