The Avro Arrow: The Story of the Great Canadian Cold War Combat Jet -- In Pictures and Documents

by Lawrence Miller

Book Overview

When it first flew in 1957, the Avro Arrow was the world's best supersonic combat aircraft. It was the proudest achievement of the engineers and designers who came out of Canada's world-leading aircraft industry. They had delivered other notable aircraft, including the world's 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 145940727X
• ISBN13: 9781459407275
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Lorimer
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.2" x 10.2"