Hoffman, Adolf David Leon
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Adolf David Leon |
Surname | Hoffman |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Solomon and Hinda Sadie Hoffman, of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK542 |
Markings | KO-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. E. 9. |
Epitaph | WITH COURAGE, TRUTH AND LABOUR, HE SERVED HIS GOD AND KING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 183 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 426598 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Hemelsveldstraat 10, Alken, Limburg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Metal sculpture & inscribed metal tablet |
Memorial Text |
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-04-1944 |
End Date | 25-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Karlsruhe. 637 aircraft, 19 losses (3.0%). A combination of cloud and a strong wind meant that PFF marked too far north of the target. As a result, most bombs fell outside the city and some aircraft bombed alternative targets as they were unable to find Karlsruhe. Opinion is divided about the casualties |
Reason for Loss | Crashed NE of St Truiden, Belgium |