Everet served as a 2nd Lieutenant and Bombardier on B-17 "The Sky Wolf II" #42-29574, 327th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
During this mission Everet was flying with the 91st Bomber Group instead of the 92nd.
He resided in Colorado prior to the war.
Everet was "Killed In Action", along with four other members of his crew, when his plane was shot down while on a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany to bomb a Ball Bearing Plant. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # O-729719
Son of Mrs. Minnie Coppage.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-29574:
Coppage, Everet A, 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CO
Langhofer, Harold L, S/Sgt, Radio Operator, KS
Medina, Mathew C, Sgt, Tail Gunner, NE
Quist, Carl H, S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MN
Wood, Douglas W, S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, OH
Airmen who became POW's from B-17 #42-29574:
Stoffel, Nicholas P ~ 1st Lt, Pilot
Foster, Robert A ~ Capt
Segrest John F, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Navigator
Saylor, Edson M ~ S/Sgt, Engineer
Townsend, John W ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner
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7 of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
For B-17 #42-5225 "Stormy Weather" see:
Primeau, Donald, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
For B-17 #42-5172 "Thunderbird" see:
Beasley, Harold H., 1st Lt, AL
For B-17 #42-5337 "Short Snorter III" see:
Lindsey, Nathan F., 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
For B-17 #42-5391 "Rain of Terror" see:
Sandoff, Nick, S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, OH
For B-17 #41-24524 "The Eagle's Wrath" see:
Warner, Harry K., Jr., 2nd Lt,
For B-17 #42-5437 "Frank's Nightmare" see:
Weieneth, Arlynn E., 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
For B-17 #41-24459 "Hellsapoppin" see:
Wilson, John W., 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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During this mission Everet was flying with the 91st Bomber Group instead of the 92nd.
He resided in Colorado prior to the war.
Everet was "Killed In Action", along with four other members of his crew, when his plane was shot down while on a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany to bomb a Ball Bearing Plant. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # O-729719
Son of Mrs. Minnie Coppage.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-29574:
Coppage, Everet A, 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CO
Langhofer, Harold L, S/Sgt, Radio Operator, KS
Medina, Mathew C, Sgt, Tail Gunner, NE
Quist, Carl H, S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MN
Wood, Douglas W, S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, OH
Airmen who became POW's from B-17 #42-29574:
Stoffel, Nicholas P ~ 1st Lt, Pilot
Foster, Robert A ~ Capt
Segrest John F, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Navigator
Saylor, Edson M ~ S/Sgt, Engineer
Townsend, John W ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner
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7 of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
For B-17 #42-5225 "Stormy Weather" see:
Primeau, Donald, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
For B-17 #42-5172 "Thunderbird" see:
Beasley, Harold H., 1st Lt, AL
For B-17 #42-5337 "Short Snorter III" see:
Lindsey, Nathan F., 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
For B-17 #42-5391 "Rain of Terror" see:
Sandoff, Nick, S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, OH
For B-17 #41-24524 "The Eagle's Wrath" see:
Warner, Harry K., Jr., 2nd Lt,
For B-17 #42-5437 "Frank's Nightmare" see:
Weieneth, Arlynn E., 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
For B-17 #41-24459 "Hellsapoppin" see:
Wilson, John W., 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Everet served as a 2nd Lieutenant and Bombardier on B-17 "The Sky Wolf II" #42-29574, 327th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
During this mission Everet was flying with the 91st Bomber Group instead of the 92nd.
He resided in Colorado prior to the war.
Everet was "Killed In Action", along with four other members of his crew, when his plane was shot down while on a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany to bomb a Ball Bearing Plant. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # O-729719
Son of Mrs. Minnie Coppage.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-29574:
Coppage, Everet A, 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CO
Langhofer, Harold L, S/Sgt, Radio Operator, KS
Medina, Mathew C, Sgt, Tail Gunner, NE
Quist, Carl H, S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MN
Wood, Douglas W, S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, OH
Airmen who became POW's from B-17 #42-29574:
Stoffel, Nicholas P ~ 1st Lt, Pilot
Foster, Robert A ~ Capt
Segrest John F, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Navigator
Saylor, Edson M ~ S/Sgt, Engineer
Townsend, John W ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner
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7 of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
For B-17 #42-5225 "Stormy Weather" see:
Primeau, Donald, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
For B-17 #42-5172 "Thunderbird" see:
Beasley, Harold H., 1st Lt, AL
For B-17 #42-5337 "Short Snorter III" see:
Lindsey, Nathan F., 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
For B-17 #42-5391 "Rain of Terror" see:
Sandoff, Nick, S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, OH
For B-17 #41-24524 "The Eagle's Wrath" see:
Warner, Harry K., Jr., 2nd Lt,
For B-17 #42-5437 "Frank's Nightmare" see:
Weieneth, Arlynn E., 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
For B-17 #41-24459 "Hellsapoppin" see:
Wilson, John W., 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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During this mission Everet was flying with the 91st Bomber Group instead of the 92nd.
He resided in Colorado prior to the war.
Everet was "Killed In Action", along with four other members of his crew, when his plane was shot down while on a mission to Schweinfurt, Germany to bomb a Ball Bearing Plant. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # O-729719
Son of Mrs. Minnie Coppage.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-29574:
Coppage, Everet A, 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CO
Langhofer, Harold L, S/Sgt, Radio Operator, KS
Medina, Mathew C, Sgt, Tail Gunner, NE
Quist, Carl H, S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, MN
Wood, Douglas W, S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, OH
Airmen who became POW's from B-17 #42-29574:
Stoffel, Nicholas P ~ 1st Lt, Pilot
Foster, Robert A ~ Capt
Segrest John F, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Navigator
Saylor, Edson M ~ S/Sgt, Engineer
Townsend, John W ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7 of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
For B-17 #42-5225 "Stormy Weather" see:
Primeau, Donald, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MA
For B-17 #42-5172 "Thunderbird" see:
Beasley, Harold H., 1st Lt, AL
For B-17 #42-5337 "Short Snorter III" see:
Lindsey, Nathan F., 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
For B-17 #42-5391 "Rain of Terror" see:
Sandoff, Nick, S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, OH
For B-17 #41-24524 "The Eagle's Wrath" see:
Warner, Harry K., Jr., 2nd Lt,
For B-17 #42-5437 "Frank's Nightmare" see:
Weieneth, Arlynn E., 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
For B-17 #41-24459 "Hellsapoppin" see:
Wilson, John W., 1st Lt, Pilot, IA
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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