Because of the circumstances associated with the end of the plane ... 105 Avro Arrow, a high-performance interceptor on the cutting edge of existing aviation technology. A big, beautiful fighter ...

The Canadian branch of Avro, a British company ... What had started as a futuristic combination helicopter and jet fighter had been reduced to little more than a hovercraft.

This date marked the inaugural flight of the first prototype of Avro Canada’s CF-100, the first fighter jet to be entirely designed and built in Canada. The project began in 1946, becoming the ...