Navy Hawks final fly past

[cat1]

everyone is properly aware,
but the navy hawks will perform their final flight under the royal navy 736 Squadron today around Cornwall.

[Supra]

They probably are aware!
I've seen a schedule somewhere with timings & locations, including Newquay, but never mind! It isn't a 'Grand Tour' or sufficiently significant to me to be concerned for 4 or even only 3 Hawks in formation when we can still see 9 red ones frequently!

[FlyingFairy]

RNAS Culdrose Hawk jets set for final flight https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-60852025

[DavieB]

Sadly I think the significance of this will be totally lost on 99% of the population, same with 100 Sqn, etc.

[Supra]

Breaking News... This is such a poignant occasion in aviationthat they're mustering a whopping TWO Hawks to fly this route!

RNAS Culdrose@RNASCuldrose
Timings are approx. March 24, 2 Hawks will fly to Plymouth then fly clockwise around #Cornwall 3.30pm depart Culdrose 3.30; Tregantle 3.40; St Austell 3.43; Culdrose 3.47; Penzance 3.50; Sennan 3.52; St Ives 3.54; Newquay 3.58; Padstow 4pm; Bude 4.04. Depart up coast of Devon.
Be still my beating heart! Excuse me while I sit-down for a moment!

[DavieB]

Breaking News... This is such a poignant occasion in aviationthat they're mustering a whopping TWO Hawks to fly this route!

RNAS Culdrose@RNASCuldrose
Timings are approx. March 24, 2 Hawks will fly to Plymouth then fly clockwise around #Cornwall 3.30pm depart Culdrose 3.30; Tregantle 3.40; St Austell 3.43; Culdrose 3.47; Penzance 3.50; Sennan 3.52; St Ives 3.54; Newquay 3.58; Padstow 4pm; Bude 4.04. Depart up coast of Devon.
Be still my beating heart! Excuse me while I sit-down for a moment!

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[Vulcanone]

I suppose that depends how often Mr Happy chappy gets to see the Red Arrows. From memory they don't spend much time up in the far north these days

[Supra]

It will be lost on more like 99% of aviation enthusiasts, I reckon? It's two bl**dy Hawks! Who cares? For the record I don't give a Turd for the Red's either! After the celebrations & final flights of previous RAF aircraft/squadron retirements before say 2000, this is poor in the extreme. This may well turn-out to be the high-spot in some youngsters spotting career, but it aint mine!

[Vulcanone]

Well enjoy it all while it lasts, although I don't think they will spare time for a Hercules flypast up north either. Still at least you can see some Typhoons

[cat1]

i agree, however this is the SW, and anything happening at all is a shock to the system

[Malcolm]

Hawk XX281 is up at the moment with the ADSB callsign showing as "BYEKERNO". Makes a change from "NAVYHAWK"

[David Thompson]

Both XX281 and XX324 were delivered to Shawbury this afternoon . The beginning of The End for the T1 .

[Vulcanone]

Well apart from them Red painted jets

[SeaFuryFan]

Breaking News... This is such a poignant occasion in aviationthat they're mustering a whopping TWO Hawks to fly this route!

RNAS Culdrose@RNASCuldrose
Timings are approx. March 24, 2 Hawks will fly to Plymouth then fly clockwise around #Cornwall 3.30pm depart Culdrose 3.30; Tregantle 3.40; St Austell 3.43; Culdrose 3.47; Penzance 3.50; Sennan 3.52; St Ives 3.54; Newquay 3.58; Padstow 4pm; Bude 4.04. Depart up coast of Devon.
Be still my beating heart! Excuse me while I sit-down for a moment!

Only two Hawks due to one going to Shawbury already, one kept back for gate guard duties at Culdrose, one suffered a bird strike at Culdrose and will leave on a low loader probably, sad day for sure.

[Vulcanone]

Sadly Stupa can't find the enthusiasm for any celebration, but then he does seem to live under a bridge.

[1marshn30]

Could a L39 pilot convert quickly to a T1A ?

[Vulcanone]

Why. Who you know that flies L159s. And has the money to buy the triggers broom fllet of 40+ year old T.1 fleet left. Oh and then get authorisation from BAES

[Blackcat1]

Kernow Cornish word for Cornwall isn't it? Nice flypast by 2x Hawks over Swansea today . Farewell 736NAS.

[DavieB]

Could a L39 pilot convert quickly to a T1A ?

Probably https://l39aviation.com/flight-experience/

[d555]

Sad to see the passing of 736 NAS. The skies around the SW will be even quieter from now on.

Blackcat. Yes, Kernow is correct, as in Kernow bys vyken!