Bud Anderson, Last of World War II’s ‘Triple Ace’ Pilots, Dies at 102

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Bud Anderson, Last of World War II’s ‘Triple Ace’ Pilots, Dies at 102

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He single-handedly shot down 16 enemy planes in dogfights over Europe. After the war, he became one of America’s top test pilots during the “Right Stuff” era.

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