Aircraft
First-Generation Hawk Trainer Bows Out of UK Military Service
One of the most successful trainer designs, the original Hawk has been retired from UK military duties, and now only flies with the “Red Arrows” team.
One of the last duties for No. 100 Squadron’s Hawk T.Mk 1 aggressors was to perform a flypast on March 24 as a prelude to the type’s retirement. (Photo: UK MOD ©Crown Copyright)
One of the last duties for No. 100 Squadron’s Hawk T.Mk 1 aggressors was to perform a flypast on March 24 as a prelude to the type’s retirement. (Photo: UK MOD ©Crown Copyright)

Royal Air Force today formally disbanded its No. 100 Squadron at its Leeming base after its BAE Systems Hawk T.Mk 1 training aircraft made their final flights earlier this week. During the same period, the Royal Navy’s 736 Naval Air Squadron at Culdrose also undertook its last flights in the Hawk. The events brought an end to the iconic advanced jet trainer’s 45-year career in military roles in the UK, leaving just the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team—better known as the ”Red Arrows”—flying the first-generation Hawk.


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