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42 Aces of the 357th Fighter Group - Bud Anderson: To Fly and Fight 100th Birthday Celebration for WWII Ace Bud Anderson Top Guns of the 357th FG – Pete Peterson 15 1/2, Kit Carson 18 1/2, John England 17 1/2, Bud Anderson 16 1/4. P-51B “Sebastian”, P-51D “Sebastian Jr.”- G4-O P-51B “Speedball Alice” P-51D “Winged Ace of Clubs”- B6-F P-51B “Baby Mike” P-51D “Master Mike” – G4-V P-51B/D/K “Nooky Booky II,III,IV” G4-C P-51B “U’ve Had It!” G4-H P-51D “Missouri Armada” G4-E P-51D “Jean Louise” C5-B P-51B/P-51D “Frenesi” C5-N P-51B/P-51D “Spook” G4-H P-51B/D “Hurry Home Honey” C5-T P-51B/P-51D Unknown C5-H P-51B/D “The Shillelagh” C5-R P-51B/D “Little Duckfoot” C5-I P-51B/P-51D Nude No Name G4-A 100th Birthday Celebration for WWII Ace Bud Anderson

Kit Carson went onto to run the 357th's combat training school or Clobber College. Captain Leonard K. Kit Carson, on the 38th mission of his second tour and having nine previous credits, became the second 357th pilot to become an ace in a day. He was squadron commander between 8 April 1945-1 November 1945.

Anderson flew 116 individual combat missions in four different Mustangs, all but one of them named Old Crow, and became a triple ace with 16 ¼ aerial victories over the course of two combat tours between November 1943 and January 1945. Anderson flew this P-51D Old Crow during his second tour with the 357th Fighter Group.