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Initially, a six-plane team was envisioned as performing for only one year with the Canadair Sabre 5. The Golden Hawks originally had eight pilots led by Squadron Leader Fern Villeneuve, but the Golden Hawks were so popular after their 1959 show season that the team was re-established for 1960. The team, under the command of W/C Jack Allan, and the lead of S/L Villeneuve, included pilots: F/L James McCombe, F/L Edward Rozdeba, F/L Jeb Kerr, F/L Ralph Annis, F/L Sam Eisler, F/O Jim Holt and F/O William (Bill) Stewart.
Amazing Team Golden Hawks
The Golden Hawks were a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) aerobatic flying team established in 1959 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the RCAF and the "Golden" 50th anniversary of Canadian flight, which began with the AEA Silver Dart in 1909..
Team Golden Hawks Canada
Aircraft on display
Original Golden Hawks aircraft are found in several locations including Canadair Sabre 6 #23651 on display at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ontario. The original Golden Hawks Sabre 6 is on loan from the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and is displayed with Plexiglas panels on the port side. The National Air Force Museum of Canada has a Golden Hawks Canadair Sabre 6 (#23641) that was formerly mounted on a pylon at CFB Mountainview and is now on display at CFB Trenton, Ontario. Canadian Sabre 5 #23355 that was flown by the Golden Hawks is on display at the Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, after being originally dedicated in 1986 as a gate guardian at the former CFB Chatham, and ultimately restored at the museum.[9] A Canadair Sabre 6 painted as (#23042) that flew with the Golden Hawks is also on display at the Technik Museum Speyer in Speyer (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany.
In 2009, Canadair T-33 "133500" Golden Hawk Support Aircraft was acquired by the Jet Aircraft Museum.
Golden Hawks aircraft serial number 23053 resides at Zwick’s Park in Belleville, Ontario.
Serial number 23164 resides at Germain Park in Sarnia, Ontario, and was refurbished in 2014.
Created in 1959
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Tributes and honours Golden Hawks Demo team
Tributes and honours
In Oakville, Ontario, 540 Golden Hawks Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron is named for the air demonstration team. After their formation in 1951, the squadron chose to petition the Canadian federal government in 1964 to assume the RCAF unit's name and identity as its own. The Department of National Defence granted permission in 1968 and since that time, 540 RCAC Squadron "has been proud to officially carry the Golden Hawks name."
At the former home base for the team, the Junior A hockey team in Trenton, Ontario, takes its name from the Golden Hawks. The symbol of the team features a Sabre jet outlined in gold. Similarly, the Chatham-Kent Secondary School sport teams in southern Ontario all take the name Golden Hawks.
In 2009, Hawk One, a fully refurbished Canadair Sabre 5 (#23314) in Golden Hawk colours owned by Vintage Wings of Canada, helped to celebrate the Centennial of Flight in Canada
Team Golden Hawks"Canada" history.
Aircraft flown
Fighter
1959–64 Canadair F-86E
Photo Gallery
Former team Golden Hawks "Canada"
Canada AF aircraft
1920–1945: Pre-unification The Canadian Air Force (CAF) was established in 1920 as the successor to a short-lived two-squadron Canadian Air Force that was formed during the First World War in Europe. Wing Commander John Scott Williams was tasked in 1921 with organizing the CAF, handing command over later the same year to Air Marshal Lindsay Gordon. The new Canadian Air Force was a branch of the Air Board and was chiefly a training militia that provided refresher training to veteran pilots. Many CAF members also worked with the Air Board's Civil Operations Branch on operations that included forestry, surveying and anti-smuggling patrols. In 1923, the CAF became responsible for all flying operations in Canada, including civil aviation. In 1924, the Canadian Air Force, was granted the royal title, becoming the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Most of its work was civil in nature; however, in the late 1920s the RCAF evolved into more of a military organization. After budget cuts in the early 1930s, the air force began to rebuild.
Aircraft In service
Current aircraft Canadian Air Force "RCAF"
Fighter CF-18 Hornet, Future Lockheed CF-35A Lightning II
Helicopter CH-139 JetRanger, CH-146 Griffon, CH-147 Chinook,
CH-148 Cyclone, CH-149 Cormorant
Patrol CP-140 Aurora
Reconnaissance CU-170 Heron, Boeing P-8A Poseidon
Trainer CT-114 Tutor, CT-142 Dash-8, CT-155 Hawk, CT-156 Harvard II
Transport Boeing C-17A Globemaster III, CC-130H Hercules, CC-130J Super Hercules, CC-138 Twin Otter, CC-144 Challenger, CC-150 Polaris, CC-177 Globemaster III, CC-295 Kingfisher / CAF Wiki link
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The Golden Hawks Were A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Aerobatic Team Established In 1959
NAA F-86 Sabre
The Golden Hawks Aerobatic Team Was Formed On March 1, 1959 To Commemorate50th Anniversary
Canadair CT-114 Tutor
The Golden Hawks aerobatic team was formed on March 1, 1959 to commemorate50th Anniversary
CC-295 Kingfisher
The Airbus C295 (previously CASA C-295) is a medium tactical transport aircraft by CASA
Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
The Golden Hawks Aerobatic Team Was Formed On March 1, 1959 To Commemorate50th Anniversary
North American Aviation (NAA)
North American F-86 Sabre,
sometimes called the Sabrejet
About
NAA F-86 Sabre
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An F-86 Sabre during a Heritage Flight over Davis-Monthan AFBType Fighter aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer North American Aviation Number built 9,860 History Introduction date 1949, with USAF First flight 1 October 1947 Retired 1994 (Bolivian Air Force) Developed from North American FJ-1 Fury Variants Canadair Sabre
North American FJ-2/-3 Fury
General Info
- Crew: 1
- Length: 37 ft 1 in (11.30 m)
- Wingspan: 39 ft 1 in (11.91 m)
- Height: 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m)
- Wing area: 313.4 sq ft (29.12 m2)
- Empty weight: (5,046 kg)
- Gross weight: (6,894 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: (8,234 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × General Electric J47-GE-27 turbojet engine, 5,910 lbf (26.3 kN) thrust
- Maximum speed: 687 mph (1,106 km/h, 597 kn) at sea level at 14,212 lb (6,446 kg) combat weight
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- 678 mph (589 kn; 1,091 km/h)
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- Range: 1,525 mi (2,454 km, 1,325 nmi)
- Combat range: 414 mi (666 km, 360 nmi) with two 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs and 2x 200 US gallons (170 imp gal; 760 L) drop tanks
- Service ceiling: 49,600 ft (15,100 m) at combat weight
Performance
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