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      01-29-2023, 07:39 PM   #589
Lady Jane
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Originally Posted by sygazelle View Post
What a story about the Avro CF-105. Canada built an amazing aircraft.

The decision to cancel the program and destroy the existing planes and plans had such an impact. NASA got a lot of great engineers as a result. It's amazing how one decision can have such a dramatic impact.
I've already mentioned that my Dad's Squadron was scheduled to receive the Arrow. The cancellation was an on-going heated argument amongst the pilots especially when they learned that they would have to make due with used USAF Voodoos.
Anyway, when the limited commemorative watch came for sale from the Canadian Air & Space Museum, I just had to get it.

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