Hawk One team lead Mike Woodfield thanking Diddier Toussaint, President of Top Aces, with the 2012 season lithograph. The “Discovery Air Hawk One” would never have flown if it not for the passionate support provided by the entire team at Top Aces led by Dids. We look forward to continuing our great relationship and wish …
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Hawk One would be grounded without the help of the RCAF
Hawk One Lead, Mike ‘Woody’ Woodfield presents LGen “Bad” Blondin, Chief of the Royal Canadian Air Force, a thank you plaque for the technical support provided by the RCAF to the “Hawk One” team for the 2012 season. Without that technical support Hawk One would be grounded.
WestJet & Hawk One: A great partnership recognized
Hawk One team lead Mike “Woody” Woodfield presents the 2012 lithograph to WestJet CEO Gregg Saretsky. WestJet will be supporting Hawk One in it’s 5th year of touring Canada, along with Yellow Wings in 2013. Thanks WestJet, we couldn’t do it without your generous help!
October Overhauls
The Mk XVI Spitire sits in the fall sunshine, against a backdrop of the last of the coloured leaves. Photo HF. The leaves continue to turn colours and fall gently from the trees as the flying continues to wind down for the season. 2012 gave Vintage Wings the opportunity to put another great and safe …
Vintage Inspiration
Air show season is in full swing, and Vintage Wings is thrilled to be a part of the action. You may remember from last week’s update that on the way to the Hamilton air show, the Mustang stopped off at CYKZ, Buttonville Airport, just north of Toronto, ON. Before giving a speech to the Buttonville …
Hawk One and the Mynarski Lancaster take to the skies
On June 12 / 13, 1944, 419 ‘Moose’ Squadron Avro Lancasters of the #6 Bombing Group, RCAF took to the skies to attack a target at Cambrai, France. Aboard Lancaster KB726 was Winnipeg native, Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski, the mid-upper gunner on the mighty Avro bomber. During the raid, KB726 (VRA) was attacked by a …
What else is going on at Vintage Wings?
We all know that the Mustang has left the building, but what else is going on at Vintage Wings? Lots! First off, our brand-new Events Calendar is up and running. It shows all of our flying activities, plus special events and volunteer opportunities. You can see details of the flying, in addition to being able …
Vintage Wings Opens Retail Store at Ottawa McDonald Cartier Int’l Airport
At 10am on Wed, Apr 4, Vintage Wings founder Michael Potter, along with Ottawa Airport President and CEO Paul Benoit, cut the ribbon on Vintage Wings’ new Gear Up retail boutique. Located in the main concourse, downstairs in Domestic Arrivals, the store is the first of many to be established across the country in the …
A Marriage 41 Years in the Making
Dave O’Malley, the genius behind all of the marketing and branding at Vintage Wings, the man who has donated over 6,000 of volunteer time to Vintage Wings, the pen that writes most of the weekly articles you receive in your inbox, recently took the plunge and got married. After a 41 year courtship (and a …
Monday Hangar Update
Mon, Mar 12, 2012 You know spring is in the air when the hangar doors do not remain tightly sealed against the bitter winds, but sit cracked open a few feet, allowing soft, warm breezes to percolate into Vintage Wings headquarters, flowing in and around the aircraft in various states of disrobement. In a nutshell, …
