P-51 D 44-14143 D7-D 503rd FS 339FG

[John Beaman]

44-14143 P-51D 503 D7-D Crump, Lt. Alan F. Lost 6 Nov 44 in mid-air collision with 44-14898, YF-J, of 2SF, Capt. Ziegler.

Jim Starnes, Group Historian, says that the pilot was a very late replacement. He had not been with the unit long enough ever for a Group PR picture to have been taken. He was the unit's only West Point Grad. No pictures exist per Starnes of D7-D sorry to say. His death was as a result of a training mission, hence no mention in the Mission Summaries