B-17 aircraft lost en route to the USA

[paulmcmillan]

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.