Amazing interview. Had the privilege of meeting Bud Anderson in person for a book signing. Unforgettable moment.

Amazing men; absolutely AMAZING!! My beloved father completed 35 missions as a B-17 Navigator/Bombardier at 21 y.o.; including two 1,000 bomber raids on Berlin.

Chuck Yeager said this man is a vicious dog fighter and the best he’s ever known. That’s seriously high praise from a legend of air power.

What a guy! Wish I could sit and talk with him forever. A real life HERO!

RIP General Anderson, 2024. o7. Thanks for the video of this American Hero.

This was just AMAZING!!! These stories & real world combat experience dies everyday when Hero’s like Bud & Chuck leave us to be with our Creator! Thank you sooo much for having the respect & forethought to have interviewed this Hero in such a professional & respectful way!!! This is a true treasure not just for Americans to see but for the entire world because without these stories & memories from the Greatest generation we will be condemned to repeat the past.....lets hope our politicians & powers that be see this before decisions of war even reach the negotiation table!!! God bless & God speed to all of our freedom fighters that have given the last full measure of devotion!

I've watched Col. Bud tell that story a few times and man, it never gets old... He had a situational awareness like no other

Anderson was the perfect fighter pilot: Cold, Calculating, Fearless with a complete understanding of the P-51's capabilities, attributes and deficiencies. As well as those of the 109 and 190's

An aviation legend and true patriot from the greatest generation. It's important to have these stories recorded for future generations. Thanks for sharing!

Bud was my commander at Takhli RTAFB,Thailand with the F-105 Thunderchief in 1970 hope to see him at Wings Over Houston 2 Nov.

Fascinating! Thank you for saving this US Army Air Force legend's stories and insights for posterity. These brave men are leaving us in rapid numbers now. Their exploits of WWII combat need to told and remembered.

Bud is really articulate and is great to listen to for a man of any age.

These ordinary men became giants when it counted. My respect to all of you who heard the call and stepped forward.

Loved this interview, Bud is sharp as a tack man, I can’t imagine going through what these boys and young men went through. Thank you for the upload!!

Bud's the real deal, thanks for your service and heroism.

He sure is doing good for his age mind still sharp and looks to be in good health this was 3 years ago few more years all these guys will be gone all we will have is these videos.

Brave beyond brave! What a true icon. Fought to the death on a daily basis. Thank you Sir for your service our country.

love hearing these stories from amazing people like Mr Bud Anderson.

I was able to meet Bud in 2012, not long before this video was made. It was an honor to meet such an excellent pilot, patriot, and hero.

What an amazing memory Bud Anderson has! Thanks,

AMAZING. Great vet, great story, great interview. Thank you so much for this!

Glad to see he is a still with us on January 9, 2021, at the ripe young age of 98 years. Stay with us atleast another 98 years sir! 🙂 Thank you for being the hero you are. There are no generations like you anymore. Thank you for everything you did for our country!

Thank you for sharing this video. Bud is an American Icon. I have a model of his Old Crow on my mantle. I was just showing it to my 3 yr. Old tonight, and telling him how great Bud Anderson is. I want my children to understand who these heroes were, and what they did for America. You will live in our hearts and our minds forever Bud!!!! Thank you so much for your service to our country.

Absolutely top-notch interview! This man is amazing, truly the Greatest Generation!

Bud was a great pilot and interesting interview. Understood the p-51 very well.

"We're Americans and gonna do it our way". Thank you for sharing and being a great pilot when America needed YOU.

History like this needs to be preserved. We should preserving the stories of the average soldier along with the decorated heroes on both sides so that future generations will understand the sacrifice that these men and women endured.

I used to worry that the latest generations would not know what happened and what true grit really was. KZfaq to the rescue! Great interview.

We have had the good fortune to host Col. Anderson almost annually at our Warbird Roundup at the Warhawk Air Museum. He is a sharp, thoughtful, and very entertaining speaker, as well as a humble and kind man. He will sit for hours and sign autographs as long as there is anyone in line. I have a shirt and an "Old Crow" hat signed by Bud, and they hang in a place of honor in our house. Please go hear him speak in person before it's too late. What a man!

He is my hero! Thank you for your service Sir!

Thank you Bud for your service. Thank you for being great.

Thank you Bud and Chuck for the tails of WW2 I Salute you and all the Hero's and thanks to the ones who never made it Home!! Thank you for the Freedom we have today.

Great video was sitting here drinking beer and watching KZfaq videos and playing Birds of Steel and then I came across this video and listen to it while I was playing Birds of Steel and I got to say it was a great Friday night thank you

Amazing man. Volunteered for another round in Europe and served in the Vietnam war too.

So much better of an interview, down to earth and insightful, than the typical documentaries you see. What an aircraft the P-51 was. Reminds me of my uncle's funeral, sad day, full honors at Arlington. But Uncle Mike was the most gregarious guy I ever knew, I learned a lot from that. He had befriended an F4 pilot who served in Vietnam. This conversation reminds me of sitting w/ this pilot, drinking scotch in honor of my beloved uncle, and listening to stories that will never make the history channel. I was totally captivated hanging on every word.

I've seen bud interviewed a few times over the years his. Memory and knowledge is as good here as the first time i see him

what an absolute joy. so pleased i got to see this.

When age 18, I enlisted in the US Air Force in June 3, 1965, for a 20 year career serving in 17 nations, and all 6 Viet Nam Campaigns. A huge reason was that I was raised by my father, Captain Arthur C. Devine, who commanded B-17s for two war tours, which was 50 missions. Initially flying out of England, for his first 13 missions, over heavily protected Air Dromes and Submarine pens in France, Bremerhaven, Bremen... He was so Shell Shocked, Flak Happy, that he was medically retired at 20 years service, in 1958. He taught me every mission he led March 28, 1943, from England, in the 352nd Bomb Squadron, of the 301St Bomb Wing (H) (for Heavy), bringing his crew and Carnival Queen, through those missions after his transfer to Benghazi, Libya, following on to bases in Sicily, and, finally, Italy. He was on the major raids over the Alps, against Berlin, the oil fields of Ploesti, Romania. On a dozen missions, his assigned B-17 bomber was so badly damaged from enemy strafing, and from flak, that they had to be scrapped, parked and only used for parts to repair other aircraft to keep them flying. The war stories I know, from his career, and from mine!

What a great guy and a great interview. Living legend living history Thank you

Absolutely fascinating interview. Could listen to these stories for hours!

Thank you Bud Anderson and your service to our country. May God bless you and your loved ones from that time and forward.

This story had my attention all the way from start to finish. A wonderful man a true hero I'm glad I'm on his side when it comes to fighting. I would follow him anywhere

What a wonderful interview. I wish you good health Mr.Bud Anderson

Thank you and your colleagues Mr. Anderson for your brave actions , you’re a real craftsman , It‘s a pity that nowadays a lot of people don‘t understand the word freedom anymore!!!

thank you so much for this historic interview... you ask Bud all the questions I would ask. I love Anderson and all he represents...

As x army officer of the Greek Army ....Thank you sir for your participation to my liberty Greek Military Forces salute you .

He covered many of the major stories of the American air war in Europe, full of insights and expert perspective. Amazing subject to speak with and excellent interview. What a pleasure. Thank you both.

One of the best videos I've ever seen on youtube! What an interview, and what a great story teller. Throught the interview I almost felt like I was there and could picture in my mind everything he was describing. WOW!

Amazing, I feel so blessed to have watched this. I also watched 2 of Chuck Yeager's interviews and I'm just so grateful. Thank you.

I really enjoyed your interviews. My Dad was Col.Timothy R. Foley. He was a Founding Member of SAC.

Tank you sir , for your service - i salute you.

Bud Clarence Anderson and I are both from Auburn California. Mr Anderson's family had a ranch in the little town of Newcastle California. My family work for Mr Anderson's father back in the 40s. I had the Good Fortune to fly with Mr Anderson and a B-17 out of Mather air Force Base. The flight was supposed to last just a half an hour. But once I started talking to Mr Anderson up front he had the pilot take a little detour around where he lived in Newcastle and where I lived seven and a half miles north of Auburn. The flight lasted about an hour and a half, and was quite memorable.

Thanks for your service Sir. Greeting from Mexico City

That Was a treat. A no nonsense discussion and questions by a pilot who asks pilot questions.

This guy has so much information in his head. I hope the SD Air Museum has the resources to spend many more hours with Col Anderson recording his experiences and many like him. These video first hand accounts that are so much more valuable than other written reports. You get the inflection from their voices, you get the context, not just what the author recalled. Wonderful. Why cut the interview short?

Wow, I was completely spellbound listening to this interview! What an amazing raconteur of real life combat stories and a fount of knowledge he has of how it really was back then. We who came after owe our WW2 veterans our gratitude for the freedom they won for us!

Thanks for airing this. My father service the P-47.

My mother worked on the Bombers when they were sent back to the States for major overhaul, telling me it was common to find body parts in hidden places when they removed the planes skin. Had an uncle who was a crew chief on B17s until they were replaced by the B29 Super Forts. He was assigned to the Pacific. I grew up in the the Rio Grande Valley we're the Confederate Air Force was born, as it was known back then. I would go to the airfield were they were located Now I live in Arizona and visit the Pima Air Museum often. It's a wonderful collection of airplanes including a real SR 71 and the B 17.

Outstanding level of detail! Thanks for posting.

what a great hidden Gem on youtube about American History, coming from the guys own memory of it! this is something that cannot be lost. Cherish this video Forever!

Great guy, Bud Anderson. Thanks to his heroism and others freedom found an extension

Thanks for this! True legend and great story teller.

I worked for Maj George O'Brien, a P51 pilot during WWii who took pilot training with Chuck Yeager & was mentioned in Yeager's book. He too was like Col Anderson.. a man's man.. a war ace. I had his records & other WWII pilots who I got to know. The respect I still carry from knowing those pilots still lives with me.. America's fines. OBrien was known a GOBY. retired as a full colonel or BG. Col Anderson typyifies the many pilots I had the pleasure of meeting and respect. I do believe they truly were the "Greatest Generation "" They mentored many young airman by their example when they didn't even know it. Thanks for your story Colonel.

First off I enjoyed the interview, Bud was sharp as a tack and a great interview. For the record There were at least 4 obvious spelling errors, doors opening and closing in the background and I swear I heard the interviewer open a zipper then a bag of chips and ask a question with his mouth full. If you are archiving this for future generations please take it more seriously!

Bud was MCAIR Site Manager - the years I was at EAFB -as Flight Test Engineer - next door neighbor of my Boss on the B-1,B-1B Program. Quite the gentleman - Very knowledgeable

This amazing guy turned 98 in January 2020. Never mind the odds of surviving the War...only 4% of men make it to 98.

Well done interview! Such a difference an informed experienced interviewer makes. As a pilot puke myself, much appreciated. (garbage hauler).

Amazing source of history. Thank you so much for doing this

What a Memory the Col.has... I'm 66 and forget what I'm talking about after about 10 words.

God bless these heroes, as well as you, Sir. Amazing and detailed articulation. 🙏🇺🇸

What a legend...thank you sir!

Thank you For Your Service! I am very glad you survived, the Second War and the Vietnam Conflict! Flying sounds fun at full throttle? Except you were flying for your life! Peter Brooks.

Wish there was more stuff like this .. thanks for posting it.

It’s amazing seeing men my Dad would talk about all the time. Hearing these stories I understand why Dad was enamored of Bud and Chuck and so many pilots. I grew up in the Army Air Corps/ Air Force and then went Army armoured playing with tanks! 😂

Fascinating! I could listen to him all day!

The 'Mustang' was a great plane. In the 1980s there were plans to use the P-51 airfame with a modern turboprop-engine to create a lightwight close-air-support-plane...!

Awesome interview! I had the honor of meeting Col. Anderson at Wings Over Houston on Nov 2, 2014.

WHAT A GUY! :D I wish he was my grandfather. I could listen to these stories every day. :)

He is sharp man, wow. Great insight and I learned new things! Thank you Bud Anderson. You are an American Hero

The Interviewer Ron Carrico does his absolute best to impress us with his knowledge and derail Bud. ASK THE QUESTION LET BUD TELL THE STORY. RON YOU WEREN'T THERE BUD WAS.

Very interesting interview - thanks for uploading it.

Listening for the 3rd time, really love Bud!

It seems a logical concept that the 18000 foot rule was a useful pilot training tool for the luftwaffe.

An amazing pilot and speaker- his book is also fantastic. Class

great doco loved it felt like i was in the room

Absolutely amazing! Thank you 🙏

Great interview !! Thanks.

1:12:49 The aircraft the interviewer is referring to is the A-5 Vigilante which was a nuclear capable bomber used by the US Navy. In Vietnam it was mostly used as a photo-recon bird, doing BDA (bomb/battle damage assessment) after airstrikes.

One of the best videos! Thanks!

Another member of the “Greatest Generation” of which I’m proud to say my parents were also members

This may be my favorite video on KZfaq.

@ 52:48 The caption should be, "...shot down 4." Great stories and descriptions. A great fighter pilot and a great American! Thanks to him and to you. :)

Chuck Yeager said he was the greatest fighter pilot he ever saw. talk about a compliment !!!

bud you lived my dream, thanks. i fly a 182 c for C.A.P I dream of having a p-51d

have a picture of chuck Yeager on my wall been there for a few years my son took him for a ride in his chopper jet ranger while he was hunting in new mexico he gave my son some advice he said you have to know when to push it and have to know when to back off a great picture of him and my son men like him are hard to fine these days

Ok, so the interviewer was a little laid back, but its awsome to have this recorded, my question is, why did 85 people give this a thumbs down? What the ****?

Thank you.

A TRUE AMERICAN HERO!!! KUDOS TO YOU SIR, A KEY PART OF THE GREATEST GENERATION. A SAVIOR OF DEMOCRACY!!!

Great interview! I could listen to this guy for hours on end. Thanks for uploading. Oh! Just one minor thing with the captioning. At around 34:00 where he talks about the Heinkel it was May1944 not 45. That RAF ASR seaplane Bud mentioned at 1:00:00 was a Supermarine Walrus.

Real hero#regards from croatia sir