/ en /ralph-hope <div class="top-wrapper"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large_navigation/public/2024-07/Ralph%20Hope%E2%80%99s%20sheepskin%20flying%20mittens.png.webp?itok=uDtr_5mr" width="655" height="435" alt="Ralph Hope’s sheepskin flying mittens, °ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ Archives, Oxford" class="img-responsive"> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item"><h2> Ralph Hope </h2> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Mark Pyper</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issue field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Issue number</div> <div class="field--item">(2024): 21</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-notes-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Notes category</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/582" hreflang="en">Ralph Hope</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/145" hreflang="en">Second World War</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/583" hreflang="en">Battle of Britain</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/74" hreflang="en">Archives</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/584" hreflang="en">Royal Air Force</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/585" hreflang="en">War heroes</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="middle-wrapper"> <div class="inner-middle-wrapper"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-8"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><h3>From a glittering Eton career, Ralph Hope (1914–1940) joined °ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ, Oxford in 1932. In June 1938, he joined 605 Squadron as a volunteer member of the Auxiliary Air Force based in Castle Bromwich. The Battle of Britain officially lasted from 10 July to 31 October 1940, but Ralph had been on active service since May of that year. He was ‘brought down’ on 14 October, having stayed in his plane until he was over open ground, so as not to endanger the lives of fellow citizens. He thus very definitely gave his life so that others might live.</h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Ralph Hope’s sheepskin flying mittens<br>°ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ Archives, Oxford, NCA JCR/R/HopeR</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h5><strong>°ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ Library and Archives, Oxford</strong></h5> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-2 col-md-offset-2 col-sm-3 col-sm-offset-1"> <div class="field field--name-field-attachment field--type-file field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf icon-before"><span class="file-icon"><span class="icon glyphicon glyphicon-file text-primary" aria-hidden="true"></span></span><span class="file-link"><a href="/sites/default/files/2024-07/21NCN8%20%282024%29%20Pyper%20on%20Ralph%20Hope.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=1143455" title="Open file in new window" target="_blank" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom">21NCN8 (2024) Pyper on Ralph Hope.pdf</a></span><span class="file-size">1.09 MB</span></span></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:45:23 +0000 Christopher 3152 at