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CV dated March 9, 1966 John Worthington Harder
Upper Shad Road, Pound Ridge, New York, 10576 914 Area Code PO-4-4330 Age 41

Employment History
1958-1966 Starflite Inc
Westchester County Airport, White Plains, New York 		President, General Manager and Director of Flight Operations
Founded and built Aero Commander distributorship from single aircraft operation to international and domestic corporate contract flight service with seven-figure volume. Unblemished safety record despite crew and maintenance complications attendant upon operation of seventeen different types of equipment.
1956-58 Antill, Wright & Associates, New York Aviation consultant associated with Management Consulting partnership. Among other client assignments, principally concerned with American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Dresser Industrie and EW Bliss Co
1953-1956 Albert Frank-Guenther Law, inc New York Vice President of advertising agency. Performed conventional account executive duties as well as all copy-writing for Cities Service Company, Van Houten chocolates, Harris, Upham & Co, The Asphalt Institute, City Litte Insurance Co, Royal-McBee Coy and others
1951-1953 Western Newspaper Union, New York Vice President and Chief Pilot of National Corporation with approximately $21,000,000 net sales. In course of flying executives to branches in thirty states, acquired sufficient knowledge of business to assume responsibility on management level of imported and domestic printing press sales and engineering.
1948-1951 JP Morgan & co Incorporated New York Responsible for selection and employment of male personnel. Shared responsibility for determination and implementation of personnel policy and administration. Majority of individuals selected and employed during this period are now vice-presidents
1947-1948 Non-scheduled airlines and various fixed-base operators in New York and Florida Itinerant aircraft captain and flight instructor services
1947 Glore, Forgan & Co New York Trainee with syndicate Department, minor duties in connection with financial analysis of air carriers and aircraft manufacturers for new underwriting possibilities
1941-1946 Royal Air Force London, England Fighter, Bomber and instructor pilot as commissioned officer. Decorated by King George VI. Received permanent commission after war with view toward making RAF lifetime career. Qualified as test pilot and highest category of instructor.
1941 - Summer - various aircraft operators. Employed as pilot and mechanic's assistant at Roosevelt Field, Minesola, Long island, NY
1940 - Summer - MV "Chelsea"
Glen Cove, Long Island NY 		Assistant maritime engineer on large diesel ocean-going yacht.
1939 - Summer - Seversky Aircraft Corporation. Farminglake, Long Island NY. Engineering department clerk with additional final assembly. Shift work on Seversky P-35 production
1935-1938 Summer - Hampton Airport. Line boy and maintenance duties in exchange for flying time.
1935 - 1940 St Mark’s School, Southboro, Massachusetts Completed first through fifth forms satisfactorily. Left in order to join RAF as direct-commissioned officer and pilot
1933 - 1935 Eaglebrook school, Deerfield, Massachusetts Undergraduate, left to go to St Mark's school

Other qualifications

Airline transport pilot No 73782 - Single & multi engined land, Single & Multi engined Sea
Logged & Certified - Lockheed Constellation L-1649A
Total flight time 11,021 hours
Douglas DC-6, 7, 3, B23, B26, Lockheed L-18, Martin 202 & 404 Lear 23, 34. Boeing 707, 720, 727, 737, Consolidated PBY - 5A (Land)
Commercial Flight instructor No CFI73782 Flight instructor aircraft and instruments
British Licence No 22731 endorsed "all types of handplanes"
Current FAA First Class medical certificate, dated January 3, 1966
FAA Route check, October 6, 1965
Currently proficient: North Atlantic, Transpacific, Western Europe, Middle East, Far East and Domestic USA
Completed Factory Pilot's training course Aero Commander Jet 1121 in December 1965
Accident free record on 241 types of aircraft and rotorcraft since 1937

Memberships

Institute of the Aeronautical sciences
Royal Aeronautical Society
RAF Association
Society of Air Safety Investigators
National Aeronautics Association
National Pilots Association
National Business Aircraft Association
Flight Safety Foundation
Aircraft Pioneers and Pilots Association
International Order of Character
The Book Club
Goldfish Club
Caterpillar Club
Federation Aeronautique Internationale

Personal Details

Born in New York City July 28, 1923
Married Joan Lewis Hopkinson December 16, 1949
Three sons, four daughters ages 15 to 3

References

Wayne M Hoffman - Executive Vice President - The New York Control System
Inspector GH Christensen - Supervisory Inspector - Federal Aviation Authority
Air Commodore HA Bird-Wilson, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC, RAF - Air House, Hong Kong
James Anthony Boalt


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