Trenton in Quinte West in Hastings County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Original Golden Hawk Sabre Jet

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 5, 2024

1. Original Golden Hawk Sabre Jet Marker

Inscription. Presentation of
Original Golden Hawk Sabre Jet
to
Town of Trenton
for
Canada's Centennial
1867 - 1967

Presented July 5, 1967
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This Golden Hawk aircraft was refurbished in May 1987 by technicians of the Aerospace Maintenance Development Unit and the Base Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Branch of CFB Trenton. Many members of the team were too young to have worked on the F-86 Sabre during its active role, nevertheless, the memory of this great aircraft and the famous Golden Hawk Aerobatic Team lives on.

Per Ardua Ad Astra

Neil Robertson · Mayor
Col Gordon Diamond · Base Commander
Col Robert McDowell · CO AMDU
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The RCAF Golden Hawk Air Demonstration Team F-86 Sabre aircraft was refurbished by the Aerospace and Telecommunications Engineering Support Squadron, CFB Trenton in 2021. This aircraft pays tribute to the unique relationship between the City of Quinte West and 8 Wing/Canadian Forces Base Trenton, and marks the 90th anniversary of the military base being here in our city. 8 Wing/CFB Trenton is an integral part of our local communities as its members and their

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families live, work, go to school and volunteer in our communities. The base also provides a significant economic boost to the region and local charities. We truly are stronger together.

"Stronger Together Since 1931"

Mayor Jim Harrison · City of Quinte West Mayor
Colonel R.G. Deming · 8 Wing CO
Lieutenant-Colonel M.D. Eberts · ATESS CO

Erected 1967 by 8 Wing/Canadian Forces Base Trenton and City of Quinte West.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada Centennial of Confederation series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 5, 1967.

Location. 44° 6.15′ N, 77° 34.138′ W. Marker is in Quinte West, Ontario, in Hastings County. It is in Trenton. It is on Couch Crescent 0.1 kilometers south of Bay Street, on the right when traveling south. Markers and aircraft are adjacent to the Duncan McDonald Memorial Community Gardens (Arena). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 Couch Crescent, Quinte West ON K8V 1G8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

Golden Hawk Sabre Jet Refurbishment Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 5, 2024

2. Golden Hawk Sabre Jet Refurbishment Marker

is in Eastern Ontario

and specifically in Southeastern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gilmour Lumber & Company Offices (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Civic Memorial Tree (approx. half a kilometer away); Bleecker's Ferry (approx. half a kilometer away); 'Our Past, Our Present' (approx. half a kilometer away); World Wars Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away); O. G. "Buster" Alyea Memorial Park (approx. half a kilometer away); Liberation of Holland 45th Anniversary (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Champlain's War Party, 1615 (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Quinte West.

Also see . . . Royal Canadian Air Force Golden Hawks (Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame). (Submitted on December 7, 2024, by
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 5, 2024

3. Golden Hawk Sabre Jet Refurbishment Marker
William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Original Golden Hawk Sabre Jet and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 5, 2024

4. Original Golden Hawk Sabre Jet and Markers

Original Golden Hawk Sabre Jet Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 5, 2024

5. Original Golden Hawk Sabre Jet Detail

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 7, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.