A former RCAF pilot who once flew our very own Sabre, 23314, has sadly passed away. MGen (Ret’d) BR Campbell, former Golden Hawk (961 and 1962) once flew with the 2 Wing Sky Lancers Aerobatic Team in Grostenquin, France in 1955. MGen Campbell enjoyed an extensive RCAF career. He will be remembered. The following is the excerpt from …
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Moving Onwards and Upwards!
By Mary Lee While many of us are still taking in the events of Hawk One’s inaugural year and trying to decide what to do with ourselves, some are already making headway and headlines. Yes, there is life after Hawk One and here are just two individuals who are making a big difference in their …
Heartaches and Hang Ups
By Mary Lee, November 3, 2009 The flight suits hang silently in the Vintage Wings locker room as the Hawk One team closes out the year. In total, Hawk One made 60 appearances including air shows, static displays and flypasts – a considerabley higher than anticipated season. The 2009 Centennial of Flight celebrations will forever …
Canada Above and Beyond / Pour l’amour du ciel
Photo: Peter Handley / Vintage Wings of Canada The Radio-Canada film crew gather footage at Vintage Wings of Canada for the CBC/SRC documentary. Episode four, airing 29 Oct 09, will include footage of Hawk One filmed during the first flight of the F-86 Sabre, a day in the life of Paul ‘Rose’ Kissmann on test-flight …
Kingston Flying Club Hosts Hawk One
Photo: Mr. Reid OCdt Logan Reid, second year RMC cadet who will be training as an Air Force pilot upon graduation, was among thirty fellow cadets to sit in the cockpit and learn abut the Sabre and the Centennial of Flight project from Dan Dempsey, RMC class of ’74. Hawk One paid a visit to …
RMC Reunion Week-End Memorial Service at the Arch
KINGSTON, Ont. ─ A memorial service to honour RMC ex-cadets who died while in the service will be held at the Memorial Arch of the Royal Military College (RMC) of Canada on Sunday, October 4, at 11:00 a.m. The ex-cadets, lead by members of the Old Brigade, will start from near the Canadian Defence Academy …
RMC First-Year Officer Cadets Badging Parade
KINGSTON, Ont. ─ Approximately 1,000 officer cadets will attend the traditional Badging Parade on Saturday, October 3, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., on the Parade Square at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) in Kingston, Ontario. Approximately 190 first-year officer cadets will receive their RMC insignia known as “cap badge”, from ex-cadets, members …
Hadfield dans son Hawk One
Photo : Janet Trost Chris Hadfield présenta une lithographie de Hawk One à M. Harold Guay, maire de Sainte-Marie de Beauce le 15 septembre. Étaient présents Réal Turgeon, coordonnateur de l’équipe Hawk One et Mme Pauline Vachon, présidente de La Maison Dupuis. Cet évènement eu lieu alors que l’Escadrille du patrimoine centenaire, avec Chris Hadfield …
Visite surprise des Snowbirds
Reprinted from Le Quotidien, 16 September A la surprise générale, sept pilotes des Snowbirds ont survolé le ciel du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, hier en fin d’après-midi. Les membres de l’équipe de démonstration aérienne des Snowbirds, rattachée à la Défense nationale du Canada, ont effectué une tournée québécoise durant la journée du mardi 15 septembre. “L’activité s’inscrit dans …
A century of flight
By Jamie Rieger, Cypress Courier, 2 September Reprinted with permission from Jamie Rieger. There was a rare occasion last Monday for the public to attend a static air show at the Medicine Hat where on display were some of the most historical aircraft to fly the Canadian skies and for one locall man, the Centennial …
