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AVRO ARROW MILITARY AIRCRAFT: WHO KILLED IT?

On October 4, 1957, the most powerful military aircraft ever developed in Canada was rolled out for the first time. The CF-105 Avro Arrow was capable of flying at Mach 2 and was designed to patrol Canada's skies and intercept any hostile aircraft, especially Soviet bombers, that might threaten Canada's airspace. The same day, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, which marked the beginning of both the Missile Age and the Space Age, and threw into question the need for aircraft like the Arrow. In spite of these questions, the Arrow began flying in 1958, and flights with the first five Arrows showed great promise. But the Canadian government cancelled the Arrow program on February 20, 1959, throwing 14,000 people out of work.

Avro Canada, which was located in a plant in Malton, Ontario, adjacent to today's Pearson Airport, had already built the Avro Jetliner and the CF-100 jet interceptor, and was developing the Avrocar flying saucer in 1959. The cancellation of the Arrow meant the end of Avro Canada, and sparked a debate that carries on to this day. Many of the engineers who lost their jobs with the Arrow's cancellation went to other aerospace firms, and 32 joined the U.S. space agency NASA, where they helped put American astronauts on the Moon. Others helped set up Canada's space program.

Chris Gainor has written two books on the story of the Arrow. Who Killed the Avro Arrow? looks into the causes of the Arrow's demise and discusses how the Arrow entered Canadian myth after it was cancelled.

Arrows to the Moon tells the story of the Canadian and British engineers from Avro Canada who made a big contribution to the U.S. human space program, especially the Apollo program that sent astronauts to the Moon.

Here are some sources on Avro Canada and the CF-105 Avro Arrow selected by author Chris Gainor
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