26 Replies to “Hawk One”

  3. At the risk of sounding like I just came from a pig roast and beer swill:
    That is wicked awesome news.

  4. Where did you get the great WW2 archive photos? I believe the Canadian air force painted them orange in those days to give troops deep inside enemy lines good visible moral support while they were under fire? Who did we ever sell those classic babies to afterwards, Pakistan or Uganda?

  5. Thanks for this, Kate. I’ll have to keep an eye on airshow information. It would really be worth seeing that baby in the air.

  6. as I wake up to the smell of Canadian Bacon and a plate of beans I wax nostalgic , they were at the first airshow I was ever at.
    I’ll rest easy on my beers at noon knowing that my senate intelligencia will keep me safe as the Golden Hawks did in their day with wit and loud snores of approval.

  9. Sorry, the second link isn’t a direct link to the page. Scroll down just a little bit to…
    Vintage Wings Of Canada gets a Sabre
    September 25, 2007 5:20 am

  10. Great link Kate. Now I know exactly where I will be on 23 Feb next year. Where my dad was 23 Feb 1959 for the 50th. The true home of flight in Canada, the Bras D’or lakes.

  11. Awesome news. What this points out though is why volunteer time and private money has to go into something like this when the carnival in Ottawa goes through hundreds and hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars for pet projects of a handful of lunatics that nobody in the real world really gives a damn about.

  12. Beautiful photo of beautiful aircraft! I was fortunate enough to see them perform, on one occasion.
    At about the time that pho was taken, the RCAF and the IAF were considered operationally the best two air forces in the world.
    Per ardua ad astra!

  13. If memory serves, the Saber in dogfights against the respectable Russian Migs-15s in the Vietnam war had a kill ratio of 11 to 1.
    The Saber in its days was a fantastic jet fighter.

  14. F-84 Sabres? 6 .50 cal machine guns?
    The Sabre flew over Korea during the conflict and MiG pilots feared them. So many Sabre pilots were itching for a fight and actually flew into Red Chinese airspace looking for prey, disobeying orders, but brass looked the other way when they saw the kill ratio.

  15. BROUGHT BACK GOOD MEMORIES. The Golden Hawks were the pride and joy of Canada’s RCAF. I saw them on two occasions at Moose Jaw base. They were Korean War Era F-86 Sabres, quite high tech and up to date. Trudeau and Pearson would axe them and many others in years to follow.
    The USAF F-86 raised hell with the Russian Migs during the Korean war. What is amazing about the F-86 is the design that’s quite synonymous to some the great cars that were built during the same era. Example–57 Chevy Bel-Air, 57 Ford Victoria, 56 Ford T-Bird.
    Today, the Harper Government is faced with the task of rebuilding years of Liberal neglect. It will happen, come hell or high water.!! And KATE! That’s a great photo.

  16. Per Ardua Ad Astra, eh. Over 1,800 built and 12 squadrons in Europe alone! My, how times have changed.

  17. Knight 99: That’s gold as opposed to orange….thence The Golden Hawks. I saw them perform once….in “19 oh 58” at the Strathroy Fall Fair…made me want to become a pilot! They were probably flying out of Clinton (or YXU) at the time.

  18. Per Ardua Ad Astra: translation: “Through Adversity to the Stars”. What a great motto!
    Was in the forces at the time and saw one of their airshows. It was awesome.
    Canadian pilots served in Korea in F-86’s and I believe there were a few aces. I read an article on one who was shot down and wounded quite badly.
    Unlike the Air Force of the last 3 decades, the R.C.A.F. kept the Saber up to date with current refinements and the Canadian version would meed or exceed the performance of it’s US counterpart.

  21. Brought back some great memories. The Canadian Pilot who was shot down was waxed by friendly fire. He was a RCAF Squadron Leader who I believe was an ace in ww11,but in Korea I believe he scored an assist on one kill before going down. He was a prisoner of the Chinese. When he was released I was a member of the greeting party at Dorval. He was my C.O. in North Luffemham England in 51/52. His name is Sqaudron Leader Andy Mckenzie. Incidently, the Canadian Squadrons in England France ang Germany won every NATO prize ever listed by NATO in the early fities.

  22. I had the distinct honour of serving under the man who taught the Luftwaffe to fly again. The aircraft they used was the CF 86 Sabre. According to the good colonel the Sabre was the nicest aircraft to fly since the Spitfire.

  23. Thanks for the memories, norquib. You served a few years before I joined.
    Here is a link to the story of the R.C.A.F. in Korea: 3w.kvacanada.com/stories_cmcdnairmen.htm
    “Missions consisted of flying 200 miles over enemy territory to the infamous MiG Alley (near the Chinese border), patrolling, contact and fighting with the Communist MiG-15s, and returning home. Although there were no Canadian fatalities, there were many close-calls during combat. One RCAF pilot, S/L Andy Mackenzie, ejected after being shot down by a friendly aircraft, and was taken prisoner. RCAF pilots accounted for nearly 900 combat missions with nine MiG kills, two probables, and ten damaged. High scoring pilots included F/L Ernie Glover with three MiG kills and three damaged and S/L Doug Lindsay (KVA) with two kills and three damaged. RCAF pilots received eight U.S. DFCs and ten U.S. Air Medals. Glover was the last RCAF pilot to be awarded the Commonwealth DFC.”
    Apparently 60 Canadian built Sabres were used in Korea.

  24. I had a wonderful time watching the Hawks
    in Vancouver…they flew at English Ban and
    would go out into the ocean and then come
    roaring back to fly over the people and the
    building. Iwas a perfect and exciting day.
    This was 67 years ago!
    When my son and I visited the Air Museum in
    Ottawa a few years back, I kept muttering “Where
    are the Golden Hawks” and my son had no idear
    of what I was talking about. I think he had
    decided I have having a very heavy senior momemt.
    When we got home I went to the internet and
    found some information, he was surprised, but
    pleased to find out about them
    We must save our heritage, time goes quickly and
    our younger people need to need to know this.

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