Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series, HA8503, P-51B Mustang Captain C.E. "Bud" Anderson, 363rd FS/357th FG, England, June 1944. There are two versions, one with the name plate autographed by the pilot and the other not.
On June 6, 1944 near Leipzig, Germany while the 363rd
FS/357th FG P-51B Mustangs were escorting
B-17s on a bombing mission eight German Fw-190s came up to engage the bombers.
The P-51s reacted and went
after the Fw-190s with Capt. C.E. Bud Anderson unleashing a long-range
volley eliminating the leader who bailed out. This time Anderson moved in
closer on the second
Fw-190 and set him ablaze.
The third Fw-190 of the day for Bud came when the
German failed to see him
and flew directly in front of the P-51 with a predictable outcome. At the end
of WWII Bud Anderson was
credited with 16.25 victories, making him a triple ace.
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