World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Richard J. Copeland
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Erie County, New York
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A PILOT OF AN F-4, A PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE VERSION OF THE P-38 LIGHTNING FIGHTER, WHO WAS KILLED IN A CRASH SEPTEMBER 13, 1942 WHILE ATTEMPTING A NIGHTTIME EMERGENCY LANDING AT PETERSON ARMY AIR FIELD, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.