David Moore Crook

David Moore Crook
David Moore Crook photographed in September 1940. Copied from his autobiography Spitfire Pilot (1942)
Nickname(s)DMC
Born(1914-11-24)24 November 1914
Huddersfield, England
Died18 December 1944(1944-12-18) (aged 30)
near Aberdeen, Scotland
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1938–1944
RankFlying Officer
UnitNo. 609 Squadron RAF
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross

David Moore Crook, DFC (24 November 1914 – 18 December 1944) was a British fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War.

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