HARDY, Milton Charles
| Service Number: | 422177 |
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| 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 |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 422177 | |
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| 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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Add my storyBiography 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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