Who Killed The Avro Arrow
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Who Killed The Avro Arrow
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Author : Chris Gainor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Who Killed The Avro Arrow written by Chris Gainor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Avro Arrow (Jet fighter plane) categories.
A fascinating examination of the international politics, pressures and personalities behind one of the most controversial decisions in Canadian history, the mothballing of the incredibly sophisticated jet fighter, the Avro Arrow.
Who Killed The Avro Arrow
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
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A fascinating examination of the international politics, pressures and personalities behind one of the most controversial decisions in Canadian history, the mothballing of the incredibly sophisticated jet fighter, the Avro Arrow.
The Avro Arrow
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Author : Lawrence Miller
language : en
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
Release Date : 2014-10-10
The Avro Arrow written by Lawrence Miller and has been published by James Lorimer & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-10 with History categories.
When it first flew in 1957, the Avro Arrow was the worlds best supersonic combat aircraft. It was the proudest achievement of the engineers and designers who came out of Canadas world-leading aircraft industry. They had delivered other notable aircraft, including the worlds first passenger jet, but the Arrow put them ahead of everyone else in the field. The Arrow was designed to protect Canada against the military threat posed by the Soviet Union and its long-bombers loaded with nuclear weapons. It did everything it was supposed to do -- and more. Yet, after only six airplanes were built, the Arrow was killed. It was cancelled by a Conservative government overnight -- thousands lost their jobs. Its builder, Avro Aircraft, was ruined, and with it went an important high-tech industry. Astonishingly, the government ordered the finished airplanes cut up and destroyed. Nothing was to remain -- and nothing did. Using hundreds of photos, most in colour, along with original documents, this book tells this amazing story -- a key development in Canadas Cold War history. It provides the information that will let readers decide for themselves what best explains a decision which even today is hard to understand. And it shows Canadas capacity in engineering and science when challenged to produce the best in the world.
The Last Flight Of The Arrow
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Author : Daniel Wyatt
language : en
Publisher: Mushroom Publishing
Release Date : 2009-01-27
The Last Flight Of The Arrow written by Daniel Wyatt and has been published by Mushroom Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-27 with Fiction categories.
February 20, 1959, the Canadian prime minister stood before the House of Commons to announce that his government had decided to cancel the CF-105 Avro Arrow supersonic fighter-interceptor program. What were the reasons... the REAL reasons? Were the Americans involved? In this tale of intrigue, the Russians plan an air strike on North America. Canadian and American Intelligence get wind of it through secret channels. The Canadians pretend to terminate the Arrow and then - with the help of the Americans - deploy the machine for what it was designed for. It's mission: catch the Russians with evidence of its strike force. While the public mourns the death of the supersonic fighter, the Arrow blasts its way across the Pacific on a vital, long-range, photo-recon mission to save the Free World and avert World War III. Behind the controls is a hand-picked Royal Canadian Air Force pilot. Target - Siberia.
Canadian Aviation And The Avro Arrow
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Author : Fred Smye
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-08-06
Canadian Aviation And The Avro Arrow written by Fred Smye and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-06 with categories.
With its first flight in 1958, the Avro Aircraft CF-105 Arrow appeared to be Canada's greatest aeronautical achievement. As the world's fastest and most advanced aircraft at that time, the Arrow, flying at twice the speed of sound over the Canadian north, was to attack Soviet bombers with air-to-air nuclear missiles. Also during the mid-1950's, the Royal Canadian Air Force, with its 27 fighter jet squadrons assigned to NATO and NORAD, was respected as one of the great air forces in the western alliance. But Canada quickly tumbled from this threshold of aeronautical leadership with the sudden cancellation and destruction of the Arrow. Fred Smye was in on the genesis of Canada's post WW II air power and describes the decade of innovation and growth in the nation's extraordinary aviation industry that once enabled a unique and independent air defence strategy. Smye also reveals the misinformation, misjudgments, flawed economics and political machinations that forced him to give the orders to cut up the existing Arrows when the Diefenbaker government cancelled the program on February 20, 1959. That "Black Friday" devastated Canada's aviation industry, throwing tens of thousands of workers out of highly skilled jobs and forcing an exodus of scientists and engineers to the U.S. and Britain. Canada subsequently surrendered its independent air defence strategy and came to rely on the U.S. for aviation industry sub-contracts and a meager supply of obsolete military aircraft for a diminished air force.
Avro Arrow
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Author : Arrowheads
language : en
Publisher: Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
Release Date : 2004
Avro Arrow written by Arrowheads and has been published by Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
The illustrated memoir of the most advanced fighter jet of the 1950s. At its creation in the mid-1950s, the Avro Arrow was a fighter jet without equal. This Cold War aircraft was twenty years ahead of its time. Unfortunately, political realities resulted in the complete termination of the Arrow project. Cancellation of the Arrow called for the destruction of all photos, drawings, models, specifications and tooling. Even the aircraft themselves were disassembled and destroyed. Avro Arrow is a fascinating historical record with an extensive collection of rare and highly prized photos, drawings and diagrams. Using two hundred images, the book traces the story of the Arrow from its inception to roll out and flight test, including advanced proposals for the development of future version. Primary sources include: Taped interviews, test pilots' firsthand impressions, Avro officials and many plant personnel Surviving company records Declassified government documents. Diagrams offer stunning details such as the North American strategic defense zones and interception tactics proposed for bomber attacks. This book concentrates solely on the vision, design and technical excellence of the airplane itself rather than the politics of its demise.
Storms Of Controversy
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Author : Palmiro Campagna
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Storms Of Controversy written by Palmiro Campagna and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Aircraft industry categories.
New documents clarify the American government's role in the scandalous decision to scrap the Avro Arrow. Not since the Spitfire of World War II has an aircraft single-handedly captured a nation's imagination, and no one has uncovered more new insights into this legendary aircraft than Palmiro Campagna. For this edition, Campagna has done just that, turning up new documents that further clarify John Diefenbaker's role in the Arrow cover-up, addressing Cabinet Minister Pierre Sevigny's mysterious claims in February 1998 about the destruction of the Arrow, and asking why, when the names of so many government officials appeared on the orders to kill the Arrow, Diefenbaker alone shouldered the blame.
Fall Of An Arrow
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Fall Of An Arrow written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with categories.
On February 20, 1959, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker announced to the House of Commons the cancellation of the CF-105 Arrow. Its development costs to that time were $340 million. The Arrow was to be the world’s unsurpassed interceptor aircraft. Yet within two months of the Prime Minister’s announcement, six completed aircraft were dismantled and all papers and documents associated with the project were destroyed. Here is the history and development of the Arrow - the plane that would make Canada the leader in supersonic flight technology. The Arrow was designed to fly at twice the speed of sound and carry the most advanced missile weapons system. Here are the stories of the men and women who were in the vanguard of the new technology - who had come from England, Poland, and the United States to make aviation history.
The Avro Arrow
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Author : Palmiro Campagna
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 2024-02-06
The Avro Arrow written by Palmiro Campagna and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-06 with History categories.
“No one has done more than Palmiro Campagna to document the story of Canada’s extraordinary Avro Arrow ... This latest work sheds new light on the Arrow’s fascinating saga.” — ANDREW CHAIKIN, author of A Man on the Moon An expanded edition of the bestselling book, including newly discovered American records that shed further light on the disastrous cancellation of the Avro Arrow. The controversial cancellation of the Avro Arrow — an extraordinary achievement of Canadian military aviation — continues to inspire debate today. When the program was scrapped in 1959, all completed aircraft and those awaiting assembly were destroyed, along with tooling and technical information. Was abandoning the program the right decision? Did Canada lose more than it gained? Brimming with information to fill the gaps in the Arrow’s troubled history, this new edition also brings to light recently discovered documents that answer whether the United States government wished Canada to continue the development of what was considered the world’s most advanced interceptor aircraft.
The Avro Cf 105 Arrow
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Author : Nigel Pearce
language : en
Publisher: United P.C. Verlag
Release Date : 2013-06
The Avro Cf 105 Arrow written by Nigel Pearce and has been published by United P.C. Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06 with categories.
The AVRO ARROW was without doubt one of the greatest ever designs for an aircraft to leave the drawing board and the ground. Fast, manoeuvreable, highly advanced, and deadly with a long future, this superb aeroplane was killed by the whims of short sighted politicians.The result was not just the death of this aeroplane but an entire countries aerospace industry, which has never risen again. It was indeed A "BLACK FRIDAY" for Canada.