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C.E. 'Bud' Anderson
'Bud' Anderson went to England with the 357th Fighter Group in
1943, the first 8th Air Force group to be equipped with Mustangs.
On 29th June 1944, leading his squadron on a mission to Leipzig,
they ran into a formation of Fw190s. In the ensuing battle Anderson
shot down the leader, and two others. After a short rest in the
US he returned for a second tour, arriving back just in time
for the 357th's big day on 28th November. With the 353rd they
took on a huge formation of some 200 enemy fighters, Anderson
adding three more to his score. His final victory came in another
fierce contest west of Berlin, and he finished the war with 16
air victories.
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