Donald C. Story, Russell Isinger,
Abstract The story of the demise of Canada's remarkable CF-105 Arrow jet-fighter interceptor has been told and retold by numerous Canadian writers. As told by most, it is a tragic tale. Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, in an act as unforgivable as it was incomprehensible, not only destroyed a highly promising all-Canadian state-of-the-art aircraft but ruined all hopes of Canada ever being an important player in the North American defense industry. This article offers a contrasting interpretation — ...
Tópico(s): Military History and Strategy
2007 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of Strategic Studies
... leading up to the current development flying of Canada's newest defence weapon system, the supersonic all-weather CF-105, or Avro Arrow, and its associated equipment and environment (Fig. ...
Tópico(s): Defense, Military, and Policy Studies
1958 - Cambridge University Press | Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society
... to 1958, Zurakowski was a test pilot with Canada's Avro Aircraft Limited, where he flew the troubled (but ultimately successful) CF-100 Canuck and, more importantly, the mighty but stillborn CF-105 Arrow. In his chapters on Avro, Zuk provides ...
Tópico(s): Canadian Identity and History
2005 - University of Toronto Press | Canadian Historical Review
... meaning of the rise and fall of the Avro Arrow in Canada than any other cultural artifact over the past ...
Tópico(s): Cinema and Media Studies
2024 - Routledge | Historical Journal Of Film Radio and Television