Many thanks to all for their input, but:
Nothing in Baugher’s list on P-51D 44-73852 but it is shown as having a mid-air collision on 2 July 1945 by:
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/...y/Jul1945S.htm
450702 P-51D-25NA 44-73852 T 341AAFBU Pinellas AAF 3AF MAC BL Herbst, John C USA FL Largo/ 12mi SW