Alan F Crump
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Mid air collision in P-51D 44-14143 6-Nov-44 Killed in Training Accident (KITA).
Awards: PH
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Scouting Force
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Koblenz, Germany | 13 August 1922 | Son of Ira A and Suzanne Y Clump. |
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Based |
Fowlmere | 26 September 1944 - 6 November 1944 | Assigned 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Manor Farm, Thriplow, UK | 6 November 1944 | Mid air collision in P-51D 44-14143 6-Nov-44 Killed in Training Accident (KITA). |
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Buried |
7 November 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot D Row 6 Grave 25 | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | Entered service from Ann Arbor, Michigan | ||
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Other Returned to USA |
Journeyed from Bremen via Cherbourg to NY, 7 months old, with father, mother and his older sister Jeanne. Aboard the ship 'President Harding'. |
Revisions
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Added a connection to the A/C #44-14143 mentioned in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History, Roll of Honor