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Aviation art print of British Aerospace Hawk aircraft of the Royal Air Force train near Mount Snowdon in North Wales in aviation art print Hawk Country by aviation artist Michael Rondot.

Hawk Country by Michael Rondot.  The outstanding handling and agility of the Hawk make it a joy to fly in any situation, but for most Hawk pilots nothing compares with the "knife fight in a telephone box" excitement of Hawk versus Hawk low-level tactical evasion training in mountainous terrain as portrayed in Hawk Country. Set over the A4085 road by Beddgelert Forest in the Caernarfon Pass, North Wales, two grey-painted Hawks pursued by a 'bounce' fly out of the picture in a left hand turn heading for Capel Curig and the A5 Nant Ffrancon/Ogwen Pass, whilst 3 other Hawks, resplendent in the RAFs new gloss black paint scheme turn hard against the towering backdrop of cloud-capped Snowdon.

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Hawk Country by Michael Rondot.

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Signed limited edition of 650 prints. £75.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. £95.00

Hawk Country by Michael Rondot.

Two BAe Hawks slice, low level through the Welsh valley skies as they Bug Out and prepare to re-attack 4 similar aircraft following a succesful Bounce. Currently just over Beddgelert Forest in the Caernarfon valley, the two aircraft are about to turn left and head for the A-5 pass in Snowdonia. News of the first flight of the Hawk on 21 August 1974 was greeted with derision by Hunter Pilots at the RAFs tactical weapons training unit. For understandably selfish reasons they were sceptical about the ability of the Hawk to replace the rugged, versatile and much loved Hunter. FORGET HAWK - FLY HUNTER was one typical bumper sticker at the time but now 25 years on, such scepticism seems barely credible. With the arrival of the first Hawk aircraft at RAF Valley in November 1976, a new era of RAF flying training began, and the first of thousands of fast-jet Pilots discovered the joys of flying this truly thoroughbred aircraft. Since then, the BAe Hawk has earned the reputation as the worlds best advanced trainer and light strike aircraft. The basic design has been refined and improved in a series of variants ranging from multi-role light fighter to the US Navys carrier trainer. But the one quality that sets the Hawk apart from other aircraft is handling characteristics.

Signed limited edition of 650 prints. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £75.00

Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 27 inches x 20 inches (69cm x 51cm). Price £95.00

ITEM CODE MR0022

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