Donald Hardman Military person

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.

Personal facts

Birth date	December 21, 1899
Birth place	England , Lancashire , Oldham
Date of death	March 02, 1982
Place of death	Portugal

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Military person

award	Order of the Bath Mentioned in dispatches Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Order of the British Empire
military operations	Western Front (World War I) World War II World War I European theatre of World War II South-East Asian theatre of World War II
military command	Home Command (1951–1952) No. 232 Group (1945–1946) RAAF (1952–1954) Staff College Bracknell (1949–1951)
military unit	No. 216 Squadron RAF No. 31 Squadron RAF No. 19 Squadron RAF
service start	1916
service end	1958