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[[Air Vice-Marshal]] '''Frederick George Darby Hards''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|DSC]] [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|DFC]] (17 April 1889 – 10 July 1963) was a [[Royal Air Force]] officer who went on to be Air Officer Commanding [[British Forces Aden]].
'''Frederick George Darby Hards''' (17 April 1889 – 10 July 1963) was a [[Royal Air Force]] officer who served as Air Officer Commanding [[British Forces Aden]] from 1941 until his retirement in 1943.


== Military career ==
==Military career==
Hards joined [[Royal Fusiliers]] in 1914 and then served in [[World War I]] as a pilot with the [[Royal Naval Air Service]].<ref name=air>[http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Hards.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Vice-Marshal F G D Hards]</ref> He received his aviator's certificate in 1915.<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1915/1915%20-%200246.html Aviator's certificates] Flight International, 9 April 1915</ref> After the War he became Officer Commanding [[No. 230 Squadron RAF|No. 230 Squadron]] and then, after various staff positions, he was appointed Officer Commanding RAF Malta in 1930.<ref name=air/> He went on to be Fleet Aviation Officer to Commander-in-Chief [[Mediterranean Fleet]] in 1933 and Senior Engineering Staff Officer at [[RAF Fighter Command|Fighter Command]] in 1936.<ref name=air/>
Hards joined the [[Royal Fusiliers]] in 1914 and then served in the [[First World War]] as a pilot with the [[Royal Naval Air Service]].<ref name=air>[http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Hards.htm Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Vice-Marshal F G D Hards]</ref> He received his aviator's certificate in 1915.<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1915/1915%20-%200246.html Aviator's certificates] Flight International, 9 April 1915</ref> After the war he became Officer Commanding [[No. 230 Squadron RAF|No. 230 Squadron]] and then, after various staff positions, he was appointed Officer Commanding RAF Malta in 1930.<ref name=air/> He went on to be Fleet Aviation Officer to Commander-in-Chief [[Mediterranean Fleet]] in 1933 and Senior Engineering Staff Officer at [[RAF Fighter Command|Fighter Command]] in 1936.<ref name=air/>


He served in [[World War II]] as Senior Air Staff Officer and then Air Officer Administration at [[RAF Coastal Command|Coastal Command]] before becoming Air Officer Administration and then Air Officer Commanding [[British Forces Aden]]; he retired in 1943.<ref name=air/>
Hards served in the [[Second World War]] as Senior Air Staff Officer and then Air Officer Administration at [[RAF Coastal Command|Coastal Command]] before becoming Air Officer Administration and then Air Officer Commanding [[British Forces Aden]]; he retired in 1943.<ref name=air/>


== Honours and awards ==
==Honours and awards==
*22 June 1916 - Flight Lieutenant Vincent Nicholl and Flight Lieutenant Frederick George Darby Hards, RNAS are both awarded the [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Service Cross]]:
*22 June 1916 – Flight Lieutenant Vincent Nicholl and Flight Lieutenant Frederick George Darby Hards, RNAS are both awarded the [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Service Cross]]:
{{Quotation|In recognition of their services on the morning of the 25th April, 1916, when they pursued a Zeppelin <!-- (L9) --> 65 miles out to sea, dived to within a few hundred feet of it, and attacked it with bombs and darts.|London Gazette<ref name="dsc">{{LondonGazette |issue=29635 |date=22 June 1916|startpage=6212 |supp=x |accessdate=5 May 2011}}</ref>}}
{{Quotation|In recognition of their services on the morning of the 25th April, 1916, when they pursued a Zeppelin <!-- (L9) --> 65 miles out to sea, dived to within a few hundred feet of it, and attacked it with bombs and darts.|London Gazette<ref name="dsc">{{London Gazette |issue=29635 |date=22 June 1916|page=6212 |supp=y}}</ref>}}
*1 October 1917 - Flight Commander Fred George Darby Hards, RNAS was mentioned in dispatches for services on patrol duties and submarine searching in home waters.<ref name="mid">{{LondonGazette |issue=30316 |date=3 June 1918 |startpage=6519 |supp=x |accessdate=5 May 2011}}</ref>
*1 October 1917 – Flight Commander Fred George Darby Hards, RNAS was mentioned in despatches for services on patrol duties and submarine searching in home waters.<ref name="mid">{{London Gazette |issue=30316 |date=3 June 1918 |page=6519 |supp=y}}</ref>
*3 June 1918 - Lieutenant (temporary Captain Frederick George Darby Hands, DSC was awarded the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] for distinguished service.<ref name="dfc">{{LondonGazette |issue=30722 |date=3 June 1918 |startpage=6519 |supp=x |accessdate=5 May 2011}}</ref>
*3 June 1918 – Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Frederick George Darby Hards, DSC was awarded the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] for distinguished service.<ref name="dfc">{{London Gazette |issue=30722 |date=3 June 1918 |page=6519 |supp=y}}</ref>
*11 July 1940 - Air Commodore (nor Acting Air Vice-Marshal) Frederick George Darby Hards, DSC, DFC, Royal Air Force is appointed a [[Order of the British Empire|Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] for distinguished services rendered during recent operations.<ref name="cbe">{{LondonGazette |issue=34893 |date=11 July 1940 |startpage=4253 |supp=x |accessdate=5 May 2011}}</ref>
*11 July 1940 – Air Commodore (now Acting Air Vice-Marshal) Frederick George Darby Hards, DSC, DFC, Royal Air Force is appointed a [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] for distinguished services rendered during recent operations.<ref name="cbe">{{London Gazette |issue=34893 |date=11 July 1940 |page=4253 |supp=y}}</ref>


== References ==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:31, 7 October 2024

Air Vice-Marshal

Frederick Hards

CBE DSC DFC
Born(1889-03-17)17 March 1889
Cookham, Berkshire
Died10 July 1963(1963-07-10) (aged 74)
Ipswich, Suffolk
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy (1914–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–43)
Years of service1914–1943
RankAir Vice-Marshal
CommandsBritish Forces Aden (1941–43)
RAF Malta (1930–31)
No. 230 Squadron (1920–21)
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross
Mentioned in Despatches

Frederick George Darby Hards (17 April 1889 – 10 July 1963) was a Royal Air Force officer who served as Air Officer Commanding British Forces Aden from 1941 until his retirement in 1943.

Military career

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Hards joined the Royal Fusiliers in 1914 and then served in the First World War as a pilot with the Royal Naval Air Service.[1] He received his aviator's certificate in 1915.[2] After the war he became Officer Commanding No. 230 Squadron and then, after various staff positions, he was appointed Officer Commanding RAF Malta in 1930.[1] He went on to be Fleet Aviation Officer to Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean Fleet in 1933 and Senior Engineering Staff Officer at Fighter Command in 1936.[1]

Hards served in the Second World War as Senior Air Staff Officer and then Air Officer Administration at Coastal Command before becoming Air Officer Administration and then Air Officer Commanding British Forces Aden; he retired in 1943.[1]

Honours and awards

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  • 22 June 1916 – Flight Lieutenant Vincent Nicholl and Flight Lieutenant Frederick George Darby Hards, RNAS are both awarded the Distinguished Service Cross:

In recognition of their services on the morning of the 25th April, 1916, when they pursued a Zeppelin 65 miles out to sea, dived to within a few hundred feet of it, and attacked it with bombs and darts.

— London Gazette[3]
  • 1 October 1917 – Flight Commander Fred George Darby Hards, RNAS was mentioned in despatches for services on patrol duties and submarine searching in home waters.[4]
  • 3 June 1918 – Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Frederick George Darby Hards, DSC was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for distinguished service.[5]
  • 11 July 1940 – Air Commodore (now Acting Air Vice-Marshal) Frederick George Darby Hards, DSC, DFC, Royal Air Force is appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for distinguished services rendered during recent operations.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Vice-Marshal F G D Hards
  2. ^ Aviator's certificates Flight International, 9 April 1915
  3. ^ "No. 29635". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 June 1916. p. 6212.
  4. ^ "No. 30316". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1918. p. 6519.
  5. ^ "No. 30722". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1918. p. 6519.
  6. ^ "No. 34893". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 July 1940. p. 4253.
Military offices
Preceded by Air Officer Commanding British Forces Aden
1941–1943 		Succeeded by
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