Snowbird3a Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Wow, what a good looking formation! I did not know they had so many Sabres made up in the Golden Hawk scheme, I thought just one. Well, they should go around and do an entire show with those six Sabres like the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels. Get yourself a time machine--set it for 1959 and you may see that happen Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThePhantomTwo Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Some Indiana ANG F-86A's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jinxx1 Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 Some Indiana ANG F-86A's. Great to see some early F-86s in Guard service! Thank you for posting those. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mapleflag Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 http://picasaweb.google.com/emconn13/F86Sabre# This link will take you to a bunch of Canadair Sabre shots I have acquired over the years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Wow, what a good looking formation! I did not know they had so many Sabres made up in the Golden Hawk scheme, I thought just one. Well, they should go around and do an entire show with those six Sabres like the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels. the Golden Hawks were a RCAF display team that was formed in 1959 for the 50th Anniversary of powered flight in Canada. they continued to fly as a team until 1965. The current Golden Hawk(civ. reg. C-GSBR) was purchased by Vintage Wings of Canada in 2007 and painted as one for the Golden Hawk for the 2009 airshow season(100th anniversary of Canadian powered flight) The aircraft continues to fly today to airshows across Canada as well as a few US destinations. Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Get yourself a time machine--set it for 1959 and you may see that happen ;) Tony I just came back from a bookstore and checked out the Combat Legends: F-86 book. Saw that same formation pic in it. ;) the Golden Hawks were a RCAF display team that was formed in 1959 for the 50th Anniversary of powered flight in Canada. they continued to fly as a team until 1965. The current Golden Hawk(civ. reg. C-GSBR) was purchased by Vintage Wings of Canada in 2007 and painted as one for the Golden Hawk for the 2009 airshow season(100th anniversary of Canadian powered flight) The aircraft continues to fly today to airshows across Canada as well as a few US destinations. Sean Thanks for the interesting information Sean. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird3a Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 the Golden Hawks were a RCAF display team that was formed in 1959 for the 50th Anniversary of powered flight in Canada. they continued to fly as a team until 1965. The current Golden Hawk(civ. reg. C-GSBR) was purchased by Vintage Wings of Canada in 2007 and painted as one for the Golden Hawk for the 2009 airshow season(100th anniversary of Canadian powered flight) The aircraft continues to fly today to airshows across Canada as well as a few US destinations. Sean Sean, the Golden Hawks program was cancelled in February of 1964-----'63 was their last season. Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 the Golden Hawks were a RCAF display team that was formed in 1959 for the 50th Anniversary of powered flight in Canada. they continued to fly as a team until 1965. The current Golden Hawk(civ. reg. C-GSBR) was purchased by Vintage Wings of Canada in 2007 and painted as one for the Golden Hawk for the 2009 airshow season(100th anniversary of Canadian powered flight) The aircraft continues to fly today to airshows across Canada as well as a few US destinations. Sean Sean, That tour you gave me of the hangar still gives me goose bumps. It sure was nice to see SBR up close and personal. I've got the Kinetics 1/32 Golden Hawk Sabre sitting and waiting, going to go with an original bird though as a subject. Anyone got any good shots of the other Canadian Sabre display team? Skylancers? Their bright red paint overtop of the camo scheme sure made them an interesting display team! Cheers! Mark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alvin5182 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Skylancers? Here ya go! Alvin5182 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Sean, the Golden Hawks program was cancelled in February of 1964-----'63 was their last season.Tony your right..my bad..63 was the last year they flew as a team. Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alvin5182 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 How about the earlier, more subdued Skylancers? Alvin5182 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richter111 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Gents:Classic Canadian Content! Alvin5182 Do you have a link to a full size photo? Thinking sweet desktop materiel there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alvin5182 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Richter: Send me your email addy and I'll send you an email attachment. It is a pretty "large" photo. Alvin5182 I used to have a 4ft by 5ft copy of this photo in black and white mounted on masonite. First wife "destroyed same"! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James Craik Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 http://picasaweb.google.com/emconn13/F86Sabre#This link will take you to a bunch of Canadair Sabre shots I have acquired over the years. Note photo #17 has the BR code of 434 Sqn. but the checkerboard tail of 441 Sqn. Photo # 46 is St. Huberts not Chatham,photo # 60 is Chatham in front of # 3 hangar. Photos #s 26,48,49,52,54 & 55 are Hawk One. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Midway Sailor Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 F-86H Sabre, Ser. No. 53-1250 Photo taken at the 2005 Wings of the North Air Expo in Eden Prairie, MN This aircraft has since been donated to the city of Lakeville, MN, where it is now part of a veterans memorial park. A link to the full gallery is here: F-86H Sabre on MidwaySailor.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James Craik Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Canadair Mk5,OTU Chatham N.B. This Sabre is now flying as Hawk One. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James Craik Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Sabre 5s,Sabre Transition Unit,Chatham N.B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Quote name='Flankerman' date='Jan 10 2011, 10:34 PM' post='2128827'] Pakistani Air Force F-86 - donated to the Chinese Aviation Museum at Xiaotangshan..... Ken Ken.. Nice photo ..BUT I especially loved the link you posted....Some really AMAZING aircrafts and the MiG valley is AWESOME... and you don't look bad either ... The walk On the GREAT WALL of CHINA looks good and you did WELL.. Thank you for posting the photos.. :) HOLMES :wub: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spectre711 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Alaskan Sabers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Alaskan Sabers I like these markings. the photos are really nice . thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I am curious why those Alaskan ANG Sabres are painted orange? Cannot be for tactical reasons right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 its so they could be found if they went down in the snow. Most RCAF aircraft in the 50-60's had orange panels of some type, and large number of Alaskan based USAF aircraft had them also. First time I have seen the all orange sabre tho. Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Thanks Sean. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevan Vogler Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 (edited) -Deleted- Edited January 13, 2015 by Kevan Vogler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Lequerica Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 A couple taken at my local airport. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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