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The Avro Arrow : for the record / Palmiro Campagna ; foreword by Christopher Waddell, Ph.D.
"The controversial cancellation of the Avro Arrow continues to fire debate in the 21st century. In 1959, when the program was killed, all completed aircraft, and those awaiting assembly, were destroyed, along with tooling and technical information used to create this extraordinary achievement of Canadian miltiary aviation. Was cancelling the program the right decision? Did Canada lose more than it gained? Bursting with information to fill in gaps in the Arrow's troubled history and with an update on the latest search for the scale models launched deliberately into Lake Ontario as part of the test program, The Avro Arrow: For the Record tackles the outstanding questions head on."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781459753167 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 323 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Dundurn Press, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Aircraft industry > Canada > History. Avro Arrow (Jet fighter plane) |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | 338.4762374640971 Cam 2019 | 31681010399459 | NONFICPBK | Checked out | 12/27/2025 |
- Perseus Publishing
âNo one has done more than Palmiro Campagna to document the story of Canadaâs extraordinary Avro Arrow ... This latest work sheds new light on the Arrowâs fascinating saga.â â 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 â an extraordinary achievement of Canadian military aviation â 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 Arrowâs 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 worldâs most advanced interceptor aircraft. - Perseus Publishing
With declassified government documents and photos, this expanded edition discusses the circumstances surrounding the deliberate destruction of one of Canadaâs greatest technical achievements. Added information answers the question of whether or not the American government wished Canada to continue the development.
