With all the excellent designs over the years by Sydney Camm over the years, just imagine how many RJ Mitchell could have turned out had he not been taken so early? Geniuses both of them👏🏻👏🏻
Lovely aircraft and one of the most successful early naval aitcraft. A pitty the swept wing version was not adopted, instead the FAA got the Scimitar and Sea Vixen, two notoriously dangerous aircraft.
Absolutely fabulous to see in action. Superb restoration as well. My dad, long since dead, was a senior chief electrician air of 30 years service in the FAA having joined up in April 1939. He’d worked on most of the piston aircraft in service at the time and then the fast jets came with the Attacker, Sea Hawk and Buccaneer being the last jets for him. He spent many years with 803 squadron and a lot of time on Gannets which for me was my favourite. The sound of a flight of AEW3 Gannets flying over our house in Drayton, Portsmouth when the Squadron moved up from Culdrose to Ford is a sound I shall never forget. My dad cadged a lift in the rear seat of one of them and he’d asked the boss if he’d fly along the length of Portsdown Hill. We had a rough idea of when they might be over and I heard them coming from miles away. Makes my hairs stand on end even now more than 60 years on. A bit of a rant but I’m so proud of his service in the Fleet Air Arm and of all the brilliant aircraft that were flown from my earliest memories to today.
When I received my initial officer's training at the German naval academy (Marineschule Mürwik) in 1979, a Sea Hawk with the iron cross insignia was on display at the northwestern corner of the academy. The West German Marineflieger had the Sea Hawk in their inventory from 1956 until 1965, when they were succeeed by the Lockheed F-104G Starfighter. I have to confess that those would- be naval aviator young cadets among us who were already dreaming of flying the Tornado, regretfully did not take too much notice of the old kite. (Actually, Marinefliegergeschwader 1 was the first unit in Germany to receive the Tornado in1981). However, the Sea Hawk has always been on my mind, but it has since moved to an unknown location. And, knowing that my country is quite particular when it comes to preserving military relics, I have nothing but praise for those in the UK who keep this type flying!
Watching that Seahawk took me back 67 years to watching them come over Portsdown Hill and out over Portsmouth Harbour on Navy Days. Beautiful aircraft with very clean lines. I must find time to go down to RNAS Yeovilton and see the museum and Concorde which I was lucky enough to fly to New York once many years ago.
I was on Station Flight at Culdrose when this aircraft was rebuilt and was the marshaller for it's first flight. Plenty of TV cameras for this auspicious occasion. Went on to go to various air displays with it.
I remember this aircraft well. My Dad was posted to Lossiemouth in 1954/55 & this was the aircraft that was stationed there then. Dad was the SAR helicopter pilot there.
Never got over the fact that every launch from an RN carrier threw an expensive catapult strap into the ocean. Remember seeing the Sea Hawk at Yeovil and at a couple of air shows in 1978 and 1979. Nice smooth low level aerobatics with relatively low noise and no fuss.
Amazing to spot both the vestiges of Sea Fury in the tail area and also the clear family resemblance to its descendants, the Kestrel and Harrier in the nose and cockpit shape.
Beautiful! Great to see this amazing jet that also flew on the Dutch Navy aircraft carrier Karel Doorman. The son of a Dutch marine pilot told me his father flew this magnificent airplane with so much pride and honour. Great job done!
I saw this aircraft give a demo at Castle Bromwich airfield back in the 50s. That airfield is now covered in bricks and concrete high rise dwelings. Superb little aircraft.
it's something to think about that this engine is the same as those copied and made in the Soviet union to power the Mig 15 and 17. they were given about twenty engines, by the labour government, on the condition that they were used for non military purposes and the promise was kept?.
It was exported to Germany India and the Netherlands. Why wasn't that menti- oned ? Besides, l think that it was mainly produced by Arm- strong Whitworth. Not Hawker.
The most beautiful British jet.
Hawkers allways we’re clean looking aircraft!
With all the excellent designs over the years by Sydney Camm over the years, just imagine how many RJ Mitchell could have turned out had he not been taken so early?
Geniuses both of them👏🏻👏🏻
Lovely aircraft and one of the most successful early naval aitcraft. A pitty the swept wing version was not adopted, instead the FAA got the Scimitar and Sea Vixen, two notoriously dangerous aircraft.
Absolutely fabulous to see in action. Superb restoration as well. My dad, long since dead, was a senior chief electrician air of 30 years service in the FAA having joined up in April 1939. He’d worked on most of the piston aircraft in service at the time and then the fast jets came with the Attacker, Sea Hawk and Buccaneer being the last jets for him. He spent many years with 803 squadron and a lot of time on Gannets which for me was my favourite. The sound of a flight of AEW3 Gannets flying over our house in Drayton, Portsmouth when the Squadron moved up from Culdrose to Ford is a sound I shall never forget. My dad cadged a lift in the rear seat of one of them and he’d asked the boss if he’d fly along the length of Portsdown Hill. We had a rough idea of when they might be over and I heard them coming from miles away. Makes my hairs stand on end even now more than 60 years on. A bit of a rant but I’m so proud of his service in the Fleet Air Arm and of all the brilliant aircraft that were flown from my earliest memories to today.
When I received my initial officer's training at the German naval academy (Marineschule Mürwik) in 1979, a Sea Hawk with the iron cross insignia was on display at the northwestern corner of the academy. The West German Marineflieger had the Sea Hawk in their inventory from 1956 until 1965, when they were succeeed by the Lockheed F-104G Starfighter.
I have to confess that those would- be naval aviator young cadets among us who were already dreaming of flying the Tornado, regretfully did not take too much notice of the old kite. (Actually, Marinefliegergeschwader 1 was the first unit in Germany to receive the Tornado in1981).
However, the Sea Hawk has always been on my mind, but it has since moved to an unknown location. And, knowing that my country is quite particular when it comes to preserving military relics, I have nothing but praise for those in the UK who keep this type flying!
Watching that Seahawk took me back 67 years to watching them come over Portsdown Hill and out over Portsmouth Harbour on Navy Days. Beautiful aircraft with very clean lines. I must find time to go down to RNAS Yeovilton and see the museum and Concorde which I was lucky enough to fly to New York once many years ago.
An aircraft I had previously known very little about. Thanks from an old USAF crew chief.
I was on Station Flight at Culdrose when this aircraft was rebuilt and was the marshaller for it's first flight. Plenty of TV cameras for this auspicious occasion. Went on to go to various air displays with it.
The 1950s solo and start up shots are taken at RNAS Hal Far Malta
What a beauty.
I remember this aircraft well. My Dad was posted to Lossiemouth in 1954/55 & this was the aircraft that was stationed there then. Dad was the SAR helicopter pilot there.
Never got over the fact that every launch from an RN carrier threw an expensive catapult strap into the ocean. Remember seeing the Sea Hawk at Yeovil and at a couple of air shows in 1978 and 1979. Nice smooth low level aerobatics with relatively low noise and no fuss.
Amazing to spot both the vestiges of Sea Fury in the tail area and also the clear family resemblance to its descendants, the Kestrel and Harrier in the nose and cockpit shape.
Beautiful! Great to see this amazing jet that also flew on the Dutch Navy aircraft carrier Karel Doorman. The son of a Dutch marine pilot told me his father flew this magnificent airplane with so much pride and honour. Great job done!
Thank u for bringing this to us. And thanks to people who keep these planes in the air.😊😊
Sadly, it's not flying anymore.
These are wonderful videos, I wish there were one for every aircraft.
Quite a jump from the Supermarine Attacker.
I saw this aircraft give a demo at Castle Bromwich airfield back in the 50s. That airfield is now covered in bricks and concrete high rise dwelings. Superb little aircraft.
This plane also saw action while in the Indian navy in their war against Pakistan. They were flown from a small ex Majestic class carrier Vikrant.
Yup! especially successful in strangling West Pakistan armed forces in Bangladesh during 1971 war.
Cripes but those catapults are short.
Rather a beautiful aircraft.
Good video.
it's something to think about that this engine is the same as those copied and made in the Soviet union to power the Mig 15 and 17. they were given about twenty engines, by the labour government, on the condition that they were used for non military purposes and the promise was kept?.
They were never paid for either
So elegant
Near the end of this video, one fellow mentions "unharmonised controls" - what does that mean?
Uma aeronave muito bonita!
It was exported to Germany
India and the Netherlands.
Why wasn't that menti-
oned ?
Besides, l think that it was
mainly produced by Arm-
strong Whitworth.
Not Hawker.
The Sea Hawk looks pretty, but I think I'd rather choose the Sea Fury
She is beautiful.
"Thank God for the Navy".
What was the tactical strength of this primitive thing? To be blown out of the sky by Migs?