Clarence E. (Bud) Anderson is a triple ace. During 116 combat
missions with the 363rd Fighter Squadron of the 357th Fighter Group
Anderson achieved 16.25 victories. Anderson stayed in the service
after the war... and was decorated 26 times! Anderson still flies
today and maintains his Flight Instructor Certificate.
"Soon after the crash we noticed helicopters, I don't
think more than three hours had passed. We had blankets, a little
food and water so it wasn't that bad."
Source: Laure Delesalle, who along with Loic
Pochet suffered minor injuries Thursday when they were forced to
put their ultralight down on the Greenland Icecap. The two pilots
were winging their way to Oshkosh, WI from France.
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