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)