Saw the Golden Hawks in Windsor ON in 1959. They were touring Canada in recognition of 50 years of powered flight in Canada . I was an Air Cadet at the time and got to sit in the cockpit of one of the Sabres. Quite a thrill if I remember correctly.
Watching some of the older aircraft taking off.... older designed engines - both Prop (Spitfire) and early jets (Sabre) - lots of noise - just gives you the impression of "raw power" being unleashed.... even if by modern standards, they have been left far behind. Thank god, some airframes have been kept airworthy.
Hawk 1 made her first flight with the Snowbirds yesterday.
Derek has posted some great shots on his site:
http://www.hazersflightline.com/index1.htm
Go down to "What's New" and click on the Hawk photo then you can either view a slide show or click through each photo.
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