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  • Donald Hardman
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  • Air Chief Marshal Sir James Donald Innes Hardman GBE, KCB, DFC (21 December 1899 – 2 March 1982) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. He began his flying career as a fighter pilot in World War I, achieving nine victories to become an ace. During World War II, Hardman held staff and operational posts. He was Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Australian Air Force from 1952 to 1954, after which he served as a member of the British Air Council until his retirement in 1958.
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serviceyears
  • 1916
Birth Date
  • 1899-12-21
Commands
death place
  • Portugal
Name
  • James Donald Innes Hardman
Caption
  • Air Marshal Donald Hardman as RAAF Chief of the Air Staff
Birth Place
  • Oldham, Lancashire, England
Title
Awards
death date
  • 1982-03-02
Rank
Battles
Years
  • 1952
  • 1954
abstract
  • Air Chief Marshal Sir James Donald Innes Hardman GBE, KCB, DFC (21 December 1899 – 2 March 1982) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. He began his flying career as a fighter pilot in World War I, achieving nine victories to become an ace. During World War II, Hardman held staff and operational posts. He was Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Australian Air Force from 1952 to 1954, after which he served as a member of the British Air Council until his retirement in 1958.