Reprinted from Globe and Mail By Tom Hawthorne, Monday 9 August. The retired air force pilot stood on grass slick with rain, the object of his admiration a snub-nosed fighter jet. It was painted in the spectacular livery of the Golden Hawks, the defunct Canadian aerobatic flying team. The warbird looked like it had been designed …
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Hawk One – Western Update
Just a short note to bring you up to date from the West Coast. In spite of continuous rain yesterday, over 1,400 people young and old showed up at the BC Aviation Museum to participate in their very well organized Open House. Hawk One was there in all her glory thanks to Rob and I answered …
First Family of Canadian Flight
Read more on Vintage News at: http://www.vintagewings.ca/page?a=1677&lang=en-CA This past Canada Day, as many Canadians do, some members of one particular Canadian family gathered in Ottawa to have some fun and get their photograph taken as a memento of the day. The Hadfields of Milton, Ontario are in most respects like any other Canadian family out …
Fern Villeneuve, Hawk One in Oshkosh
Aviation photographer extraordinaire and friend Eric Dumigan posted some great images from AirVenture Oshkosh where, this year, Vintage Wings had the pleasure of providing our girl in gold, Hawk One. Fern Villeneuve, original Hawk One lead ’59 joined Paul Kissmann and Rob Fleck and wowed the crowd with first hand knowledge about the Sabre both …
News From Oshkosh
Read more at: http://www.airventure.org/news/2010/100730_sabres.html Crossed Sabres at AirVenture push markings envelope By Frederick A. Johnsen Canadian Sabre in the Warbirds area recreates Royal Canadian Air Force’s Golden Hawks team motif. Unusual gray and green camouflage adorns this F-86 on the Warbirds ramp. Part of the fun of AirVenture is the spectacle of color adorning …
The Sad Passing of John Ernest (Jack) Irving
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2010/07/21/jack-irving-dies.html It it with sadness to learn of the sudden passing of Jack Irving. The Irvings ( Jack and son John) have been sponsors of the Hawk One program since its inception in 2007. Through their generous donation they helped make the Hawk One dream possible and have continued with the program for 2010. Jack attended the …
Hawk One Flying High with Discovery Air
By Dan Dempsey, Top Aces Inc. and Hawk One Team Historian. Photo by Ken Lin Thanks in large part to Discovery Air, Canadians looking skyward this summer are once again being treated to a magnificent aerial sight – the classic lines of the “Hawk One” F-86 Sabre sweeping across the sky adorned in the colours …
Anniversary of Memorial Sabre flight marked in a very special way
It’s hard to believe that a full year passed since the Hawk One team of 2009 made a very memorable flight on 4 July at the Trenton Open House and Air Show. That was the day the ashes of the late Peter Howe, former RCAF fighter pilot, were flown on board the Hawk One F-86 Sabre …
Hawk One wows the home crowd
photo: Peter Handley / Vintage Wings of Canada The Discovery Air Hawk One Sabre ripped up the skies over it’s home field at Gatineau, Québec this past Sunday, July 4. A crowd estimated at 20,000 enjoyed fantastic weather and an exciting show topped off with the first performance by the Snowbirds in the National Capital …
The Flying Hadfields
photo: Peter Handley / Vintage Wings of Canada On Canada Day, an unusual pairing of aircraft took wing over the Gatineau Hills. The Vintage Wings of Canada P-40 Kittyhawk and the Vintage Wings / Discovery Air Hawk One Sabre V flew formation for a piece of Canadian aviation photographic history. The Kittyhawk, flown by Air …