Rank: Group Captain (Pilot)
Service Number: 04060
Service: Royal Air Force 87 Squadron.
Awards: Air Force Cross
Died: 06 August 1941
Age: 42 years old.
Eustace Jack Linton Hope was born on the 29th March 1899 in Kingston-upon-Thames, and baptised on the 3rd May 1899. He was the son of Major Linton Chorley Hope FRAes & Mrs. Mabel Linton Hope. He had a younger sister, Sylvia. His father had been born Linton Chorley Hopps but later changed his name to Hope. He married Mabel in 1898. His father was a sailor who had represented Great Britain at the 1900 Summer Olympics in France, taking first place in two races. He designed yachts and was appointed naval architect to the King of the Belgians. He died on the 20th December 1920 in Sussex. The family home in 1911 was Monkton Lodge, 14 Queen's Road, Kingston-upon Thames. They had one servant.
Eustace was educated at Merchant Taylors' School. He learnt to fly in 1917 and served in the RNAS and RAF in World War One. In August 1919 he was commissioned Flying Officer in the RAF. In 1921 he was serving at Gosport and in 1923 had the honour of being awarded the Dunning Cup. This award is given annually to the officer who performed the most distinguished service in co-operation with the Navy. In January 1925 he was promoted to Flight Lieutenant.
Eustace was awarded the Air Force Cross which was announced in the New Year's Honours List of the London Gazette on the 1st January 1925. The Public Record Office details that the award was "For his exceptional services in connection with deck-landing trials on Aircraft Carriers, and for his courage and devotion as a pilot." This officer for about six years has carried out with distinction much hazardous work as experimental pilot on deck-landing trials with a large variety of types of aircraft.
Various postings and promotions followed as detailed below:
1925 (November): to RAF Cape Flight and in 1926 took part in the first Cairo-Cape Town-return exercise.
1927 (March-July): to No.450 Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance Unit. Flight Commander No 422 Flight FAA. (HMS Argus aircraft carrier).
1927: attached to the Shanghai Defence Force.
1928-1929: Atlantic Fleet
1929 (September): to No.17 (Fighter) Squadron, Upavon,
1930 (September): to Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, Felixstowe and assigned to Schneider Cup team.
1933 (May 18th): to Headquarters, Lee-on-Solent.
1934 (January): selected to begin 12th course, RAF Staff College, Andover.
1935 (January): Promoted to Squadron Leader.
1935 (January): H.Q. RAF Iraq (Hinaldi)
1937 (June): Commanding officer, 72 Fighter Squadron RAF Church Fenton.
1938 (1st July): Promoted to Wing Commander.
1938 (January): No.1 RAF Depot (Uxbridge) for curse at Naval Staff College Greenwich
1940 (1st December): Promoted to Group Captain.
1941: Brief Service in Ferry Command in Canada
1941: (August): Hurricane Pilot with 87 Squadron RAF.
In September 1929, Eustace became engaged and on the 12th April 1930 at St John the Evangalist Church, Ranmoor, Sheffield, he married the Hon. Evelyn Hope Balfour of Sheffield. She was the second daughter of Sir Arthur and Lady Balfour. Eustace & Evelyn had three children; John Linton Hope (February 1931), Richard Arthur Hope (January 1934) and Jennifer Lucy Hope (March 1942). Eustace was then residing at the family home of Kingshott, Fernhurst, Sussex.
In July 1931 Eustace was part of the team training for the Schneider Trophy. On the 3rd July he had a lucky escape when training. According to newspaper reports, he was on the second flight of the day's training and was 'screaming' over Southampton Water at a speed of 350 miles per hour in a plane that had been used in last year's contest when a piece of metal believed to have come from the engine struck him on the side of the head with great force. Despite being dazed Eustace did not lose consciousness and he managed to keep the plane under control. However, he was losing a lot of blood so he decided to descend and land. Unfortunately, he hadn't noticed that a Dutch liner having just entered Southampton Water to anchor had caused a wash and so he landed on broken water. This caused the plane to shoot upwards 30 feet into the air and when it landed the second time, it turned over and momentarily disappeared with Eustace trapped in the cockpit. As the damaged craft rose to the surface Eustace clambered onto one of the floats and waved cheerfully to the rescuers who were hastening towards him. He then jumped into the sea and swam towards the rescue boat. Five seconds later the plane sank and disappeared from view. After this, it was considered inadvisable to make the heavy demands on him that further practice would involve and his place on the team was taken by a Lt. G.L. Brinton RN. He was killed in training on the 18th August 1931. The team did go on to win the 1931 Schneider Trophy for Great Britain for the third time in a row, thereby retaining the trophy in perpetuity.
In the 1939 Census, Eustace and his family were residing at 3, Terrace Road in Maidstone. They employed 3 servants.
In 1941 Eustace was killed in action. He was serving with 87 Squadron, RAF. On the 6/7 August 1941 he set off in Hurricane Z3224 on an intruder mission to France. It is believed he was shot down by a German Night Fighter.
His widow Evelyn was re-married in June 1953 to Lieutenant Colonel John Claude Thurlow Rivett-Carnac. They had one child. Evelyn died in 1967 aged 58 years old.
(Sources: CWGC, Ancestry, Find My Past, Wikipedia, RAF Commands forum, Aeroplane Magazine 1931, Who's Who in British Aviation (1935) and Directorate of History and Heritage cards).
(Bio: Woose)
Service Number: 04060
Service: Royal Air Force 87 Squadron.
Awards: Air Force Cross
Died: 06 August 1941
Age: 42 years old.
Eustace Jack Linton Hope was born on the 29th March 1899 in Kingston-upon-Thames, and baptised on the 3rd May 1899. He was the son of Major Linton Chorley Hope FRAes & Mrs. Mabel Linton Hope. He had a younger sister, Sylvia. His father had been born Linton Chorley Hopps but later changed his name to Hope. He married Mabel in 1898. His father was a sailor who had represented Great Britain at the 1900 Summer Olympics in France, taking first place in two races. He designed yachts and was appointed naval architect to the King of the Belgians. He died on the 20th December 1920 in Sussex. The family home in 1911 was Monkton Lodge, 14 Queen's Road, Kingston-upon Thames. They had one servant.
Eustace was educated at Merchant Taylors' School. He learnt to fly in 1917 and served in the RNAS and RAF in World War One. In August 1919 he was commissioned Flying Officer in the RAF. In 1921 he was serving at Gosport and in 1923 had the honour of being awarded the Dunning Cup. This award is given annually to the officer who performed the most distinguished service in co-operation with the Navy. In January 1925 he was promoted to Flight Lieutenant.
Eustace was awarded the Air Force Cross which was announced in the New Year's Honours List of the London Gazette on the 1st January 1925. The Public Record Office details that the award was "For his exceptional services in connection with deck-landing trials on Aircraft Carriers, and for his courage and devotion as a pilot." This officer for about six years has carried out with distinction much hazardous work as experimental pilot on deck-landing trials with a large variety of types of aircraft.
Various postings and promotions followed as detailed below:
1925 (November): to RAF Cape Flight and in 1926 took part in the first Cairo-Cape Town-return exercise.
1927 (March-July): to No.450 Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance Unit. Flight Commander No 422 Flight FAA. (HMS Argus aircraft carrier).
1927: attached to the Shanghai Defence Force.
1928-1929: Atlantic Fleet
1929 (September): to No.17 (Fighter) Squadron, Upavon,
1930 (September): to Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, Felixstowe and assigned to Schneider Cup team.
1933 (May 18th): to Headquarters, Lee-on-Solent.
1934 (January): selected to begin 12th course, RAF Staff College, Andover.
1935 (January): Promoted to Squadron Leader.
1935 (January): H.Q. RAF Iraq (Hinaldi)
1937 (June): Commanding officer, 72 Fighter Squadron RAF Church Fenton.
1938 (1st July): Promoted to Wing Commander.
1938 (January): No.1 RAF Depot (Uxbridge) for curse at Naval Staff College Greenwich
1940 (1st December): Promoted to Group Captain.
1941: Brief Service in Ferry Command in Canada
1941: (August): Hurricane Pilot with 87 Squadron RAF.
In September 1929, Eustace became engaged and on the 12th April 1930 at St John the Evangalist Church, Ranmoor, Sheffield, he married the Hon. Evelyn Hope Balfour of Sheffield. She was the second daughter of Sir Arthur and Lady Balfour. Eustace & Evelyn had three children; John Linton Hope (February 1931), Richard Arthur Hope (January 1934) and Jennifer Lucy Hope (March 1942). Eustace was then residing at the family home of Kingshott, Fernhurst, Sussex.
In July 1931 Eustace was part of the team training for the Schneider Trophy. On the 3rd July he had a lucky escape when training. According to newspaper reports, he was on the second flight of the day's training and was 'screaming' over Southampton Water at a speed of 350 miles per hour in a plane that had been used in last year's contest when a piece of metal believed to have come from the engine struck him on the side of the head with great force. Despite being dazed Eustace did not lose consciousness and he managed to keep the plane under control. However, he was losing a lot of blood so he decided to descend and land. Unfortunately, he hadn't noticed that a Dutch liner having just entered Southampton Water to anchor had caused a wash and so he landed on broken water. This caused the plane to shoot upwards 30 feet into the air and when it landed the second time, it turned over and momentarily disappeared with Eustace trapped in the cockpit. As the damaged craft rose to the surface Eustace clambered onto one of the floats and waved cheerfully to the rescuers who were hastening towards him. He then jumped into the sea and swam towards the rescue boat. Five seconds later the plane sank and disappeared from view. After this, it was considered inadvisable to make the heavy demands on him that further practice would involve and his place on the team was taken by a Lt. G.L. Brinton RN. He was killed in training on the 18th August 1931. The team did go on to win the 1931 Schneider Trophy for Great Britain for the third time in a row, thereby retaining the trophy in perpetuity.
In the 1939 Census, Eustace and his family were residing at 3, Terrace Road in Maidstone. They employed 3 servants.
In 1941 Eustace was killed in action. He was serving with 87 Squadron, RAF. On the 6/7 August 1941 he set off in Hurricane Z3224 on an intruder mission to France. It is believed he was shot down by a German Night Fighter.
His widow Evelyn was re-married in June 1953 to Lieutenant Colonel John Claude Thurlow Rivett-Carnac. They had one child. Evelyn died in 1967 aged 58 years old.
(Sources: CWGC, Ancestry, Find My Past, Wikipedia, RAF Commands forum, Aeroplane Magazine 1931, Who's Who in British Aviation (1935) and Directorate of History and Heritage cards).
(Bio: Woose)
Rank: Group Captain (Pilot)
Service Number: 04060
Service: Royal Air Force 87 Squadron.
Awards: Air Force Cross
Died: 06 August 1941
Age: 42 years old.
Eustace Jack Linton Hope was born on the 29th March 1899 in Kingston-upon-Thames, and baptised on the 3rd May 1899. He was the son of Major Linton Chorley Hope FRAes & Mrs. Mabel Linton Hope. He had a younger sister, Sylvia. His father had been born Linton Chorley Hopps but later changed his name to Hope. He married Mabel in 1898. His father was a sailor who had represented Great Britain at the 1900 Summer Olympics in France, taking first place in two races. He designed yachts and was appointed naval architect to the King of the Belgians. He died on the 20th December 1920 in Sussex. The family home in 1911 was Monkton Lodge, 14 Queen's Road, Kingston-upon Thames. They had one servant.
Eustace was educated at Merchant Taylors' School. He learnt to fly in 1917 and served in the RNAS and RAF in World War One. In August 1919 he was commissioned Flying Officer in the RAF. In 1921 he was serving at Gosport and in 1923 had the honour of being awarded the Dunning Cup. This award is given annually to the officer who performed the most distinguished service in co-operation with the Navy. In January 1925 he was promoted to Flight Lieutenant.
Eustace was awarded the Air Force Cross which was announced in the New Year's Honours List of the London Gazette on the 1st January 1925. The Public Record Office details that the award was "For his exceptional services in connection with deck-landing trials on Aircraft Carriers, and for his courage and devotion as a pilot." This officer for about six years has carried out with distinction much hazardous work as experimental pilot on deck-landing trials with a large variety of types of aircraft.
Various postings and promotions followed as detailed below:
1925 (November): to RAF Cape Flight and in 1926 took part in the first Cairo-Cape Town-return exercise.
1927 (March-July): to No.450 Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance Unit. Flight Commander No 422 Flight FAA. (HMS Argus aircraft carrier).
1927: attached to the Shanghai Defence Force.
1928-1929: Atlantic Fleet
1929 (September): to No.17 (Fighter) Squadron, Upavon,
1930 (September): to Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, Felixstowe and assigned to Schneider Cup team.
1933 (May 18th): to Headquarters, Lee-on-Solent.
1934 (January): selected to begin 12th course, RAF Staff College, Andover.
1935 (January): Promoted to Squadron Leader.
1935 (January): H.Q. RAF Iraq (Hinaldi)
1937 (June): Commanding officer, 72 Fighter Squadron RAF Church Fenton.
1938 (1st July): Promoted to Wing Commander.
1938 (January): No.1 RAF Depot (Uxbridge) for curse at Naval Staff College Greenwich
1940 (1st December): Promoted to Group Captain.
1941: Brief Service in Ferry Command in Canada
1941: (August): Hurricane Pilot with 87 Squadron RAF.
In September 1929, Eustace became engaged and on the 12th April 1930 at St John the Evangalist Church, Ranmoor, Sheffield, he married the Hon. Evelyn Hope Balfour of Sheffield. She was the second daughter of Sir Arthur and Lady Balfour. Eustace & Evelyn had three children; John Linton Hope (February 1931), Richard Arthur Hope (January 1934) and Jennifer Lucy Hope (March 1942). Eustace was then residing at the family home of Kingshott, Fernhurst, Sussex.
In July 1931 Eustace was part of the team training for the Schneider Trophy. On the 3rd July he had a lucky escape when training. According to newspaper reports, he was on the second flight of the day's training and was 'screaming' over Southampton Water at a speed of 350 miles per hour in a plane that had been used in last year's contest when a piece of metal believed to have come from the engine struck him on the side of the head with great force. Despite being dazed Eustace did not lose consciousness and he managed to keep the plane under control. However, he was losing a lot of blood so he decided to descend and land. Unfortunately, he hadn't noticed that a Dutch liner having just entered Southampton Water to anchor had caused a wash and so he landed on broken water. This caused the plane to shoot upwards 30 feet into the air and when it landed the second time, it turned over and momentarily disappeared with Eustace trapped in the cockpit. As the damaged craft rose to the surface Eustace clambered onto one of the floats and waved cheerfully to the rescuers who were hastening towards him. He then jumped into the sea and swam towards the rescue boat. Five seconds later the plane sank and disappeared from view. After this, it was considered inadvisable to make the heavy demands on him that further practice would involve and his place on the team was taken by a Lt. G.L. Brinton RN. He was killed in training on the 18th August 1931. The team did go on to win the 1931 Schneider Trophy for Great Britain for the third time in a row, thereby retaining the trophy in perpetuity.
In the 1939 Census, Eustace and his family were residing at 3, Terrace Road in Maidstone. They employed 3 servants.
In 1941 Eustace was killed in action. He was serving with 87 Squadron, RAF. On the 6/7 August 1941 he set off in Hurricane Z3224 on an intruder mission to France. It is believed he was shot down by a German Night Fighter.
His widow Evelyn was re-married in June 1953 to Lieutenant Colonel John Claude Thurlow Rivett-Carnac. They had one child. Evelyn died in 1967 aged 58 years old.
(Sources: CWGC, Ancestry, Find My Past, Wikipedia, RAF Commands forum, Aeroplane Magazine 1931, Who's Who in British Aviation (1935) and Directorate of History and Heritage cards).
(Bio: Woose)
Service Number: 04060
Service: Royal Air Force 87 Squadron.
Awards: Air Force Cross
Died: 06 August 1941
Age: 42 years old.
Eustace Jack Linton Hope was born on the 29th March 1899 in Kingston-upon-Thames, and baptised on the 3rd May 1899. He was the son of Major Linton Chorley Hope FRAes & Mrs. Mabel Linton Hope. He had a younger sister, Sylvia. His father had been born Linton Chorley Hopps but later changed his name to Hope. He married Mabel in 1898. His father was a sailor who had represented Great Britain at the 1900 Summer Olympics in France, taking first place in two races. He designed yachts and was appointed naval architect to the King of the Belgians. He died on the 20th December 1920 in Sussex. The family home in 1911 was Monkton Lodge, 14 Queen's Road, Kingston-upon Thames. They had one servant.
Eustace was educated at Merchant Taylors' School. He learnt to fly in 1917 and served in the RNAS and RAF in World War One. In August 1919 he was commissioned Flying Officer in the RAF. In 1921 he was serving at Gosport and in 1923 had the honour of being awarded the Dunning Cup. This award is given annually to the officer who performed the most distinguished service in co-operation with the Navy. In January 1925 he was promoted to Flight Lieutenant.
Eustace was awarded the Air Force Cross which was announced in the New Year's Honours List of the London Gazette on the 1st January 1925. The Public Record Office details that the award was "For his exceptional services in connection with deck-landing trials on Aircraft Carriers, and for his courage and devotion as a pilot." This officer for about six years has carried out with distinction much hazardous work as experimental pilot on deck-landing trials with a large variety of types of aircraft.
Various postings and promotions followed as detailed below:
1925 (November): to RAF Cape Flight and in 1926 took part in the first Cairo-Cape Town-return exercise.
1927 (March-July): to No.450 Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance Unit. Flight Commander No 422 Flight FAA. (HMS Argus aircraft carrier).
1927: attached to the Shanghai Defence Force.
1928-1929: Atlantic Fleet
1929 (September): to No.17 (Fighter) Squadron, Upavon,
1930 (September): to Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, Felixstowe and assigned to Schneider Cup team.
1933 (May 18th): to Headquarters, Lee-on-Solent.
1934 (January): selected to begin 12th course, RAF Staff College, Andover.
1935 (January): Promoted to Squadron Leader.
1935 (January): H.Q. RAF Iraq (Hinaldi)
1937 (June): Commanding officer, 72 Fighter Squadron RAF Church Fenton.
1938 (1st July): Promoted to Wing Commander.
1938 (January): No.1 RAF Depot (Uxbridge) for curse at Naval Staff College Greenwich
1940 (1st December): Promoted to Group Captain.
1941: Brief Service in Ferry Command in Canada
1941: (August): Hurricane Pilot with 87 Squadron RAF.
In September 1929, Eustace became engaged and on the 12th April 1930 at St John the Evangalist Church, Ranmoor, Sheffield, he married the Hon. Evelyn Hope Balfour of Sheffield. She was the second daughter of Sir Arthur and Lady Balfour. Eustace & Evelyn had three children; John Linton Hope (February 1931), Richard Arthur Hope (January 1934) and Jennifer Lucy Hope (March 1942). Eustace was then residing at the family home of Kingshott, Fernhurst, Sussex.
In July 1931 Eustace was part of the team training for the Schneider Trophy. On the 3rd July he had a lucky escape when training. According to newspaper reports, he was on the second flight of the day's training and was 'screaming' over Southampton Water at a speed of 350 miles per hour in a plane that had been used in last year's contest when a piece of metal believed to have come from the engine struck him on the side of the head with great force. Despite being dazed Eustace did not lose consciousness and he managed to keep the plane under control. However, he was losing a lot of blood so he decided to descend and land. Unfortunately, he hadn't noticed that a Dutch liner having just entered Southampton Water to anchor had caused a wash and so he landed on broken water. This caused the plane to shoot upwards 30 feet into the air and when it landed the second time, it turned over and momentarily disappeared with Eustace trapped in the cockpit. As the damaged craft rose to the surface Eustace clambered onto one of the floats and waved cheerfully to the rescuers who were hastening towards him. He then jumped into the sea and swam towards the rescue boat. Five seconds later the plane sank and disappeared from view. After this, it was considered inadvisable to make the heavy demands on him that further practice would involve and his place on the team was taken by a Lt. G.L. Brinton RN. He was killed in training on the 18th August 1931. The team did go on to win the 1931 Schneider Trophy for Great Britain for the third time in a row, thereby retaining the trophy in perpetuity.
In the 1939 Census, Eustace and his family were residing at 3, Terrace Road in Maidstone. They employed 3 servants.
In 1941 Eustace was killed in action. He was serving with 87 Squadron, RAF. On the 6/7 August 1941 he set off in Hurricane Z3224 on an intruder mission to France. It is believed he was shot down by a German Night Fighter.
His widow Evelyn was re-married in June 1953 to Lieutenant Colonel John Claude Thurlow Rivett-Carnac. They had one child. Evelyn died in 1967 aged 58 years old.
(Sources: CWGC, Ancestry, Find My Past, Wikipedia, RAF Commands forum, Aeroplane Magazine 1931, Who's Who in British Aviation (1935) and Directorate of History and Heritage cards).
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