William Yngve Anderson is a Swedish American fighter ace

Fighter Ace

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 of World War II

World War II

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 with 7 official victories in Europe

Europe

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, flying P-51 Mustang

P-51 Mustang

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 fighters in the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF).

Biography

In 1922, Anderson's family emigrated from Sweden to Chicago

Chicago

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, in the United States of America. Anderson joined the USAAF in September 1941. After completion of training in 1943, he was stationed at RAF Boxted

RAF Boxted

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, near London

London

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, England

England

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, on "Diver" patrols, defending London from V-1 flying bomb

V-1 flying bomb

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Anderson shot down a V-1 on June 17, 1944 and it is possible but not confirmed that he shot down more V-1s. However, his official tally of 7 does not include V-1s, as shooting down pilotless aircraft did not officially count towards his victory tally.

Official victories:

• 13 April 1944 one Focke-Wulf Fw 190
  Focke-Wulf Fw 190
  The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger was a German Second World War single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft designed by Kurt Tank in the late 1930s. Powered by a radial engine, the 190 had ample power and was able to lift larger loads than its well-known counterpart, the Messerschmitt Bf 109...
  
  
• 28 May 1944 one Messerschmitt Bf 109
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• 21 June 1944 two Messerschmitt Me 410
  Messerschmitt Me 410
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• 1 August 1944 one Messerschmitt Bf 109
  Messerschmitt Bf 109
  The Messerschmitt Bf 109, often called Me 109, was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid 1930s...
  
  
• 7 August 1944 two Messerschmitt Bf 109
  Messerschmitt Bf 109
  The Messerschmitt Bf 109, often called Me 109, was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid 1930s...