Edward Harry Kopsel
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 422nd Night Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Night Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-61 Black Widow
- Nicknames: Borrowed Time
- Unit: 422nd Night Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, IL | 6 April 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 5 September 1942 | |
Other Aerial Victory |
West Sussex, UK | 15 July 1944 | 1 - V1 Buzz Bomb w/ pilot Herman Ernst |
Other Aerial Victory |
Belgium | 27 November 1944 | 1 - JU 88 w/ pilot Herman Ernst |
Other Aerial Victory |
27 January 1945 | 1 - JU 88 w/ pilot Herman Ernst unsure of date. Sometime between 23-27 January | |
Other Aerial Victories |
Germany | 2 March 1945 | 2 - JU 87 w/ pilot Herman Ernst |
Died |
Greenville, MS | 21 July 1954 | Captain U.S.A.A.F., WWII Ace, 442nd Night Fighter Squadron, died on transition training flight at Greenville A.F.B. when his Lockheed T-33A jet trainer impacted the ground. Shared credit with Lt. Herman E. Ernst with the first radar intercept kill of a German V-1 "Buzz Bomb" (16 Jul 1944). |
Buried |
Des Plaines, IL | 28 July 1954 | Ridgewood Cemetery Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA |
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Sources
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/37716703/person/191305…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148199490/edward-harry-kopsel
"V1 Flying Bomb Aces" - Andrew Thomas, page 44
"P-61 Black Widow Aces of World War II" - Warren Thompson, page 87