LT. JAMES T. HOPE MEMORIAL RECREATIONAL FACILITY PLAQUE

LT. JAMES T. HOPE PILOTED A BEAUFIGHTER VIF VIII FROM THE ISLAND OF SARDINIA, ITALY ON AUGUST 1944 WITH A MISSION TO TARGETS OUTSIDE OF MILAN. THE BEAUFIGHTER WAS A BRITISH PLANE MADE BY BRISTOL COMPANY AND USED BY MANY NATIONS IN WARTIME. THIS AIRCRAFT WITH A CREW OF TWO WAS FITTED WITH TEN GUNS AND WAS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE “TEN GUN TERROR”. ON THE RETURN TRIP TO SARDINIA THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN BY ENEMY ANTIAIRCRAFT FIRE AND LT. JAMES HOPE AND HIS CREW MEMBER WERE NEVER FOUND.