Peter Kopernik

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) in the a/c on a mission to Wilhelmshaven, GR on 3 Feb 1944. B-17 #42-97473 'Berlin Express' or 'Hap's Hazard' or 'Mairzey Doats'

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hap's Hazard aka Mairzy Doats aka Berlin Express
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

3 February 1944

Buried

Massachusetts

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Sources

Combat Chronology, Unit Website, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia