Hardy Regan Miller was born January 10th, 1890. A born mechanic, Hardy grew up working on engines with his grandfather who was personal friends with Henry Ford. As engines became more advanced so did Hardy’s proficiency. At 18, he worked closely with Henry Ford and designing new technology for the combustible engine.
Hardy grew up in Ohio and met the
Wright Brothers in 1911 studying aviation and becoming close friends with Wilbur
until the pioneer’s death in 1912. It was Hardy’s apprenticeship with the
Wrights that led him to his lifelong obsession with flying and the mechanics
behind aviation.
In 1917, when America entered the
First World War, Hardy joined the Air Service (he was 27). There he met a young
brash hotshot pilot named Steven Hawklin – a friendship that would endure for
the rest of his life.
The pair would travel the world
together after the war, finding many adventures throughout the 1920’s a
precursor to what they would face in the years to come.
After their global escapades, Hardy
returned with Steven to Crown City, California where Steven put his newfound
wealth to work for them, creating Hawklin Aviation, and building the world’s
largest flight school where they began training pilots that would become
Hawklin’s Crusaders – flying the most advanced planes ever built, “The Silver
Avenger”, powered by engines designed by Hardy himself.
Throughout the turbulent 1930’s, Hardy
and Steven met many challenges, pitting them against enemies both foreign and domestic
as the world raced toward a second global conflict that would not only test Hardy
and Steven’s mantle but their friendship as well.
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