He flew 116 combat missions over Europe and never lost a wingman. He called his Mustang Old Crow. This is the story of the airplane — and the airman whose name it still carries.
The Aircraft
The P-51D Mustang is widely regarded as the finest piston fighter ever built — the long-range escort that could finally accompany bombers all the way to the target and back. Sleek, fast, and beautiful in a way few warplanes manage, it changed the air war over Europe simply by being able to go the distance. More than eighty years later, it remains the airplane most people picture when they picture a WWII fighter.
The Squadron
Clarence "Bud" Anderson flew with the 357th Fighter Group over Europe, and he named his Mustang Old Crow. Across two combat tours and 116 missions, he never lost a wingman — a record measured not by destruction, but by the men he brought home. In the brutal air war of that era, that is its own kind of legend.
The People
This is, more than any other aircraft we carry, a story about a person. Old Crow matters as a living link to a generation of aviators — a reminder of the discipline, the loyalty, and the bringing-everyone-home that defined the best of them. We honor the airman and his service. That's the part worth remembering.
Why Collectors Want It
For veterans, gift-givers, and collectors alike, the Mustang is the entry point to WWII aviation — and Old Crow is the most storied of them all. Our 1:72 replica wears Anderson's markings as a tribute to one of the finest fighter pilots America ever produced.
Bring this legend home → P-51D Mustang "Old Crow"