Milton Charles HARDY

HARDY, Milton Charles

Service Number: 422177
Enlisted: 25 April 1942
Last Rank: Pilot Officer
Last Unit: No. 32 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 22 October 1919
Home Town: Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Hardware Warehouseman, Burns Philp &Coy.
Died: Flying Accident, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 21 April 1944, aged 24 years
Cemetery: Bundaberg General Cemetery, Queensland
Plot A. Row D. Grave 11
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Pilot Officer, 422177
25 Apr 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Aircrew Training Units
25 Apr 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 422177
21 Apr 1944: Involvement Pilot Officer, No. 32 Squadron (RAAF)

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Son of Morton Charles and Clara Hardy

Husband of Velvet Lorraine Hardy of Kingsford, NSW

 

RAAF Beaufort aircraft A9-436 and A9-476 of Number 32 Squadron collided in mid-air approximately 15 miles west of Bundaberg while taking part in a box formation flying exercise - the crew of both aircraft were killed:

Crew of A9-436

Flight Sergeant John Bertram Steed (425371) Pilot

Flight Sergeant Irwin Harold Smead (419228) Navigator

Flight Sergeant Richard McDougal Garland (412584) W.O.A.G.

Pilot Officer James Ian McKechnie (416312) W.O.A.G.

Crew of A9-476

Flight Sergeant Milton Charles Hardy (422177) Pilot

Flight Sergeant Ignatius William Willcocks (419425) Navigator

Flying Officer John Eric Gay (434085) W.O.A.G.

Flight Sergeant Ian James Dixon (423672) W.O.A.G.

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