John Hart (RAF officer)

John Stewart Hart
Birth name	John Stewart Hart
Born	(1916-09-11)11 September 1916 Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
Died	18 June 2019(2019-06-18) (aged 102)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1938-1946
Rank	Squadron leader
Unit	No. 602 Squadron No. 67 Squadron
Battles / wars	Second World War Battle of Britain Burma Campaign Italian Campaign
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross

Squadron Leader John Stewart Hart DFC (11 September 1916 – 18 June 2019) was a Canadian Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot from 1938 to 1946. He flew Lysanders in the RAF Army Cooperation Command, Spitfires in the Battle of Britain, Hurricanes in Burma and Mustangs in Italy.^[1][2]

Awards

Distinguished Flying Cross (London Gazette on 15 June 1945)^[3]

References

1. "Squadron Leader John Hart, Canadian Battle of Britain pilot, one of the last of 'the Few', who shot down an enemy fighter over Kent – obituary", Daily Telegraph, 23 August 2019
2. "Squadron Leader John Hart obituary", The Times, 29 August 2019
3. Thorne, Stephan (24 October 2018). "John Stewart Hart: "The Spitfire every time"". Legion Magazine. legionmagazine. Retrieved 29 August 2019.