Person:William Hoffie (18)

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William Hoffie
b.Abt 1915 Edinburgh
d.17 May 1944
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m. 14 Nov 1911
  1. Elizabeth Morris Hoffie1911 - 2002
  2. William HoffieAbt 1915 - 1944
  3. Mary Lily More Hoffie1917 - 1917
  4. Hannah Caroline Hoffie1921 - 1921
  5. Mary Caroline Hoffie1922 - 2012
  6. Thomas Hamilton Hoffie1924 - 1924
  7. Jean More Hoffie1930 - 1931
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Name William Hoffie
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1915 Edinburgh
Death? 17 May 1944 WW2


http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2451965

Rank: Sergeant (Flt. Engr.) Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Age: 29 Date of Death: 17/05/1944 Service No: 1822830 Additional information: Son of Thomas More Hoffie and Caroline Hoffie, of Edinburgh. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Sec. D. Grave 9. Cemetery: EDINBURGH (MORNINGSIDE) CEMETERY

From Dover War Memorial at http://www.doverwarmemorialproject.org.uk/Casualties/WWII/SurnamesAtoD.htm

"On the night of 17th May 1944 they took off from Winthorpe at 23.34 in Stirling III Bomber EE956, on a night gunnery/navigation exercise. Within twenty minutes severe icing was encountered. This led to loss of control of the aircraft, which spiralled down. According to the official report “The aircraft broke up in cumulus cloud and caught fire following loss of control, the icing index was high. It was thought that the excessive loads imposed by the loss of control caused a structural failure of the tail." (I have been told this was quite common on Stirling Bombers).

At around 23.53, most of the debris crashed into an Iron Stone Quarry a mile northwest of Rothwell, near Kettering, Northamptonshire. All the crew consisting of nine men were killed. Four were members of the Royal Canadian Air Force, the rest being normal Royal Air Force crew"

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