About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
12822
The type of the plane.
B-17G
The plane ID.
42-32017
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
815th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1945-03-14
The reason for the bomber's crash.
technischer Fehler
The place the bomber targeted.
Storcarone (I)
The place where the bomber crashed.
Kotor
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
46°10'N, 16°50'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Jugoslawien
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Broome, Roy J. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Mitchell, Harvey A. 2nd Lt Pilot Rtd
Nelson, John Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Strunk, Harold G.M. Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Sutton, James 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Thompson, Mathew F. Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Triplett, Amburse J. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Wilson, John T. Sgt Gunner 7 Rtd
Wilson, William F. S/Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Winnega, August D. Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd

How to cite

DAACDA – Downed Allied Air Crew Database Austria, edited by Nicole-Melanie Goll, Georg Hoffmann and Peter Andorfer, Vienna 2025 (https://daacda.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/a-00869.html)