Wilfred 'Wilf' Hardy (7 July 1938 – 4 September 2016)[1][2] was a British artist and illustrator who contributed many painted pages to Treasure, Look and Learn, Eagle and Speed and Power magazines.
[2] His artwork for the next five shows included aircraft such as the Panavia Tornado GR.1, Lockheed Hercules and Hawker Siddeley Nimrod.
[2] For the 1983 edition, he helped create a design that would become commonplace for many years to come, with the aircraft heading straight towards the viewer.
[2] In 1979, he designed the special paint scheme for a Royal Air Force McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 (XV424), and its backup (XV486), which was to re-enact the Transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown for the 60th anniversary of the crossing.
[4] Hardy also provided illustrations for other airshows and the cover of several editions of the Royal Air Force Yearbook.