Davis-Monthan AFB: A Career of Flying Fighting, Winning
June 07, 2024
June 07, 2024
DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona, June 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news:
By Senior Airman Vaughn Weber, 355 WG/PA
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. (retired) Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson, the last surviving triple ace pilot from World War II, passed away peacefully May 17, 2024 at the age of 102.
A flying ace is an aviator credited with downing five or more enemy planes. Bud was decorated three ti . . .
By Senior Airman Vaughn Weber, 355 WG/PA
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. (retired) Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson, the last surviving triple ace pilot from World War II, passed away peacefully May 17, 2024 at the age of 102.
A flying ace is an aviator credited with downing five or more enemy planes. Bud was decorated three ti . . .