In the front row, they were still using F 100 supersabers and RF 101 Voodoos in Viet Nam. On the right side is an F 89 Scorpion, which I thought was a beautiful plane. In center left is the good old T33 (Lockeed P/F 80 Shooting Star), which at the time were our primary trainer.
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When I was a kid, I remember watching the Thunderbirds flying F-100's and a Canadian team that flew F-86's. I think the Canadian team was called the Golden Hawks, maybe. The Blue Angels were flying F-11's.
It was in Pensacola, but the airshows were at Eglin Field.
edit: Yep, the Golden Hawks:
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When I was a kid, I remember watching the Thunderbirds flying F-100's and a Canadian team that flew F-86's. I think the Canadian team was called the Golden Hawks, maybe.
When you were a kid? Were these biplanes?
It was possibly the Snowbirds (or their precursor) that you saw.
[EDIT] Okay, I see that the Golden Hawks are indeed mentioned at my link above. You have a good memory, Willie!
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The Snowbirds continue the flying demonstration tradition of previous Canadian air force aerobatic teams, which include the Siskins, the Blue Devils, the Golden Hawks, and the Golden Centennaires.
For anyone who has an interest in WWII, the UK series Greatest Events of World War II in Colour, which appears on Netflix, is excellent. Very informative documentary. Among many other things... lots of air battle footage.
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My very first USAF flight was in the back seat of a T-33 at Tyndall AFB, FL. As we sat number 1 for take off a pair of F-101 Voodoos powered up and lit their afterburners on the runway. I distinctly remember BOOM - BOOM as the hard lighting afterburners kicked in and accelerated those boys down the runway. Damn that was loud. All newer jets have soft lighting blowers that lessen the shock from the light off. But them old school turbojets would knock you back.
Notice the T-37 in the center? That was my initial pilot trainer in 1984. Damn I'm old.
I didnt remember the Blue Angles flying Tigers, but thanks for info. I remember for a LONGGGG time, both Thunderbirds and Blue Angels flew F4 Phantom IIs. I saw a Blue Angels F4 at an airshow do a low loop, misjudged and smacked the belly (gear was retracted) on the runway in a shower of sparks...and kept right on flying.
