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K225
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Peter Handley caught this great shot of Hawk 1 as Paul brings her home to Vintage Wings at Gatineau.

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Cool shot, very beautiful!

Just curious, does she have a "hot" seat?
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sweet! Great job! :D

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I FREAKIN' LOVE IT!!!!!!

Why must Abbotsford be so far off.

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Hawk 1 does have a hot seat, one from a tutor was retrofitted.
Go to the Hawk 1 blog for some history.
http://blog.hawkone.ca/?cat=16&paged=2

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Great picture of a beautiful aircraft. Thanks for sharing.
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Simply stunning! I hope I get a chance to see her in the air. Will she retain the scheme permanently, or is this just a temprorary thing?

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Gorgeous!

I almost fell out of my chair!

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Awesome pic I thought she was coming back in the spring?

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Nope, plan was always for her to come back so the pilots can get some stick time. Last I heard is she will be flying from Ottawa rather than Gatineau during the training period as the emergency services are better. Chris Hatfield is scheduled to fly her at the first event at Baddeck on Feb 23. Then its out to Comox for practice with the Snowbirds as part of the centennial flight.

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Glad to see her in the air again.
Many enjoyable experiences.

Keep 'er Flying!!

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What are the dates that she'll be in Comox? That's near me!!!

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David not sure of exact dates but the plan as I understand it will coorespond to the Snowbirds final training in April.
More of Peter's shots and an article on the arrival have been posted on the VWoC website here:

http://www.vintagewings.ca/page?a=529&lang=en-CA

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Wow, that is gorgeous! :shock:

I bet it will be a real celebrity on the airshow circuit!

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The guys in Cold Lake rolled out Hawk 1's mate in the Centennial flight, great job. The last will be the Tutor in the Golden Centenaire colours being done in Moose Jaw.

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