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Re: B-17 aircraft lost en route to the USA
Larry, sorry got my 168 Sqn Fortress's mixed up on 23rd Jan 1944 9205 was in collision with Wellington JA268. The Wellington was lost but the Fortress made a safe landing at Predannack. However, some of the crew of this aircraft were subsequently lost on 9203. Crew consisted:
F/L Alfred John De Laune Ruttledge J15160 DFC & Bar and Dutch Flying Cross, F/Lt Horace Brougham Hillcoat C21305 AFC, AFM, F/Lt Frederick Blair La Brish J4763 AFC, F/O Cecil Alexander Dickson J10870 AFC, Cpl Robert Emerson Bruce R192653, F/L William Stewart Pullar DFC J18049, F/L Douglas Haig Sharpe J11485/R93813 and F/L William Laurel Wilson C12659
The book has a list of all 168 Sqn Fortresses and all it says for Vega built B-17F 9203 42-6101 was that it crashed into sea 15th Dec 1944.
From another source I have the aircraft went missing between French Morocco and the Azores while carrying mail.
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