It was March 25, 1958, and it was the first test flight of the Avro Arrow. Reportedly, the plane only used half of the runway, and test pilot Janusz Zurakowsi's only complaint was the cockpit ...

Summary: The Avro Arrow was a cutting-edge Canadian interceptor ... Because of the circumstances associated with the end of the plane, including the scrapping of all extant prototypes and all ...

The Avro Arrow has taken on myths of epic proportions since the Diefenbaker government scrapped its development in 1959. According to such folklore, the cancellation was the result of a deep ...

The story of the Avro Arrow, the world's fastest fighter plane built in 1950's Canada, and how the project was dropped due to political pressure from the United States.