The British
Aerospace Hawk celebrates it 30th anniversary this year.
The Hawk first
flew on the 21st August 1974, it the hands of Test pilot Duncan
Simpson.
The aircraft
enjoyed a successful test program and entered RAF service in late 1976.
The Hawk has
been used for a variety of roles with the RAF, the most famous aircraft being
the “Nine” red Hawks of the Royal Air Force display team the “Red
Arrows”
These models
were made OOB from the Italeri 1/72 Hawk kit, and show some of the colour
schemes that the Hawk has worn in RAF service.
Hawk T.1A of
the Royal Air Force aerobatic team “The Red Arrows” RAF Scampton 2004.
Hawk T.1A
79 Squadron, 1st Tactical
Weapons Training Unit, RAF Brawdy. 1984.
Original
Tactical dark sea grey/dark green, wrap round camouflage
Hawk T.1A
“Lewis the Dragon” 234 Squadron, 75th Anniversary 1992. 1st
Tactical Weapons Training Unit, RAF
Brawdy. Air defense grey camouflage.
Hawk T.1 4th
Flight Training School. RAF Valley 1987. Standard RAF training colours
Hawk T.1 100
Squadron, RAF Leeming 2002. Current standard gloss black colour scheme.
Hawk T.1 Empire
Test pilot School, RAF Bosecombe Down 1985. “Raspberry Ripple” Dark blue,
red and white MOD colour scheme.
Shaun
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