On December 2. 2022, the last American triple-ace and the oldest living American fighter ace Col. Clarence E. ‘Bud’ Anderson was promoted to the honorary rank of brigadier general. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. presided over a ceremony at the Aerospace Museum of California.
Only until Sunday, December 11th – to celebrate General ‘Bud’ Anderson’s honorary promotion, we offer special discounts for model kits of His airplanes, with beautiful ‘Old Crow’ boxarts painted by Piotr Forkasiewicz:
- Two kits bundle: P-51B Mustang and P-39Q Airacobra - with 20% discount
- Two kits bundle: P-51B Mustang and P-39Q Airacobra with 3D printed detail sets - 10% discount
- Single kit: P-51B Mustang or P-39Q Airacobra – with 10% discount.
‘Bud’ Anderson flew 116 combat missions as a fighter pilot with the 357th Fighter Group in Europe during WWII. He was credited with 16 ¼ German aircraft shot down during combat. His personal airplanes, first the P-39Q Airacobra, and later P-51B and D Mustangs, all were called ‘Old Crow’.
In Arma Hobby we have chosen both Airacobra and Mustang ‘Old Crows’ for the boxarts of our model kits of P-39Q and P-51B – as a tribute to the remarkable hero, Brigadier General Clarence E. ‘Bud’ Anderson.
Our opening photo shows Brigadier General Clarence E. ‘Bud’ Anderson signing prints of Arma Hobby model kits boxarts, painted by Piotr Forkasiewicz.
