On March 21, 1998, I attended the 40th anniversary of the first flight of Avro Arrow 201.  I videotaped much of the events of that day, and the pictures and text in this report are taken from my personal video. Additional photographs were provided by Nick Dorans and Michael Brigham. If I made any spelling mistakes of people's names, I apologize in advance, and I would welcome any corrections. My e-mail address is

"thegeographer @ yahoo.com."

40th Anniversary Pictures:

• 40 Th. Anniversary display area pictures:

 

The following is a summary of the formal section:

• David Onley , was the Master of Ceremonies . Nicholas Doran had to take over at dinner as David had to leave.
• Grace and a toast to the Queen of Canada .
• Meal, with music from the RCA Cadets, Avro Arrow Squadron "845" .
• The head table was introduced and then a video was shown: "Supersonic Sentinel" .

• Jan Zurakowski:

Jan describes his experience of being a test pilot of the Arrow with comparisons to the CF-18.
• Jim Floyd:

Jim gave a very interesting and revealing talk on such things as the destruction of the Arrow, who ordered the destruction, the CBC mini series movie: "The Arrow", the fate of the "lost Arrow" and what it was like to work for AVRO.
• Murray Willer
• William Turner

• National Aviation Museum in Ottawa. The museum has the nose and cockpit section of Avro Arrow RL 206, a main undercarriage leg, a nose undercarriage, a PS-13 Orenda Iroquois engine, wind tunnel models, Arrow simulator instruments, two outer wing sections and various smaller components such as cockpit cowlings, clamshell doors and compressors.

  Here are some of them:

  Arrow outer wing tips	Wing Roundel (47 inch diameter)
  Simulator instruments and cowling	Back of 206 nose section

  You can also get more information and graphics from the web site of the National Aviation Museum located further down this page or to see some excellent Arrow pictures,you can follow this link to:
  

  
  
• National Aviation Museum Library. Various documents and manuals from Avro are held there. Follow this link to see a list of  their Arrow CF-105 related materials. ARROW Documents
• National Research Council, Aeronautical Library. Various technical manuals and drawings on the Arrow are known to exist there.
• National Archives of Canada. Various documents relating to the Avro Arrow can be found there.
• DND. Some of the material on the Avro Arrow is still classified after all these years!
• RCAF Memorial Museum in Trenton. The museum has an Arrow throttle control, a scale model of the Arrow (which was taken from the AVRO plant after Black Friday) and a Velvet Glove Missile. Follow this link to see these artifacts: TRENTON
• Toronto Aerospace Museum. The museum often displays various Arrow artifacts such as hydraulic parts and various small sized items These particular artifacts were loaned from the Aerospace Heritage Foundation(AHF) of Canada. Some of these items were also on display at the 40th anniversary dinner that was organized and hosted by the AHF. Follow this link to see these items: AHF Artifacts 
• Second Velvet GLOVE Missile. Information about "another Piece that got away". However, some say that the Velvet Glove was actually intended for the CF-100 and was deemed to be inadequate for supersonic use in the Arrow Project.

• Homage to the Avro Arrow This is one of the best sites on the Internet about the Arrow! Many high quality graphics, documents, stories and links. Check it out!

• The Avro Canada Archives Digital Archives.Photos, stories and history from A. V. Roe Canada.. A great site with lots of pictures and information about all the aircraft that were created by Avro Canada.

• VA3KGB - (Amateur Radio, Avro Arrow, UN, Scouts, Canadian Forces, Military Aviation) Another good Arrow page with some excellent pictures and links to other Arrow sites.

• 845 Avro Arrow SquadronA Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron named after the Avro Arrow. This site naturally contains a section on the Arrow.

 

And.....

• The Canadian Air & Space Museum. (formerly the Toronto Aerospace Museum) This organization has recently built a full scale all metal replica of the Avro Arrow. Check out the final completion of this Arrow Model and other projects at the museum.


Photo of TAM Arrow by Peck Duff. August, 2000.


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• TAM CF-105 AVRO Arrow Full Scale Model.

  
  This section of my home page shows the many early stages of construction of the The Canadian Air & Space Museum's Full scale all metal model of the CF-105 AVRO Arrow. These are my own pictures and those provided to me from Peck Duff. I am also a member of  this museum and I contributed to this project both financially as well as doing some research on the wing Roundel in Ottawa.
  

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• A.V. Roe Canada Aviation Museum Association

  The main goal of the Arrow 2000 project is to build and fly a "piloted" scaled down version (2/3 scale) of the Avro Arrow. Other aviation related projects are also being developed.

• ARROW CANADA RECOVERY 1998

  The Arrow Canada Recovery homepage. They are a non profit group of volunteers that located missing Avro Arrow flight test models in June 1999. At this time they are currently in a fund raising mode. Funds are required to complete the goal of recovering the models from Lake Ontario, restoring them if required and assignment to aviation museums. Please support their cause and visit their site!

Or, Build your own Arrow ....

• The home page of FHYBR MODELS, manufacturers of the Radio Controlled Jet Model kit of the Avro Arrow.

Canadian Arrow

The Canadian Arrow is a 54-ft long, two-stage, three person sub-orbital rocket with the second stage doubling as an escape system. The first stage is 33.5 ft. long and 5.4 ft. in diameter with four fins at the base for aerodynamic stability. A single 57,000-lb thrust liquid propellant rocket engine propels the first stage. The first stage propellants are fed to the engine using a pressurized gas system. This system is made up of two propellant tanks for fuel and oxidizer, topped by a single composite construction high-pressure gas sphere. Steering of the vehicle is accomplished using graphite jet vanes and aerodynamic flaps on the fins. The second stage (crew cabin) is 20-ft. long and 5.4 ft. in diameter at the base, and contains four JATO type rocket engines for second stage propulsion. These solid rockets can be fired at anytime during the flight, including a launch pad abort.

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And now, some links to current Canadian Aerospace home pages:

If you find the story of the Arrow a bit depressing, do not despair!  The Canadian Aerospace industry is still around and has very much recovered from the dark days of the late 1950s.  As Jim Floyd said at the 40th anniversary of the first flight of Avro Arrow 201, we should be proud of the people who are working in the Canadian Aerospace industry today, and we should tell them that we appreciate what they are doing for Canada.  "Hear, hear!"
 
 

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Canadian Aviation Links

 
• Aerospace Heritage Foundation of Canada.This fine organization is dedicated to preserving the memory and accomplishments of Canada's aerospace heritage. One of their current projects is the location and recovery of the Arrow free flight test models from Lake Ontario. The AHFC organized the 40th anniversary celebration of the first flight of Arrow 201.
  
• Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame To honour those who gave the best they had, unselfishly improving flight throughout our land, a token group of aviation veterans was chosen by their peers to represent that whole community
  
• The RCAF Home Page A site that is dedicated to the history of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Some Avro Arrow information is also located there.
• Spar Aerospace Home Spar Aerospace. Now L-3 Communications MAS
• Air Canada's Home Page Air Canada
• Bombardier Aerospace Group, Home page - Groupe aéronautique de Bombardier, Page d'accueil Bombardier Aerospace
• AIAC The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) is the national trade organization of Canada's aerospace manufacturing and service sector.
• Orenda Home Page Gas Turbine and Reciprocating Engines. Magellan Aerospace Corporation
• Pratt & Whitney Canada Gas Turbine Engines.
• NAV Canada provides air traffic control, flight information, weather briefings, emergency assistance and other services for those who fly in Canadian air space.
• Airforce Magazine of the Air force Association of Canada Airforce is Canada's foremost aviation and aerospace magazine.
• Wings Magazine Canada's Aviation Magazine.
• Canadian Harvard Association Home page.
• 8 Wing, CFB Trenton / 8e Escadre, BFC Trenton, CFB Trenton
• Canada's DND "Airforce" Home Page.
• Helicopters Magazine. Canada's national helicopter magazine. Pilots resource to flying in Canada.
• Esprit de Corps, Canadian Military Magazine. Esprit de Corps covers the efforts of Canadian soldiers in both World Wars and the Korean War in every issue, as well as their current deployments on peacekeeping missions around the world.

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Links to Canadian Aerospace and military Museums, and On-line photo archives:

• Canada Aviation Museum Home page from Ottawa. One of the best aviation museum collections in the world.. 
• RCAF Memorial Museum. The official museum for the R.C.A.F.
• Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Canada's Flying Aviation Museum from Hamilton Ontario.
• The Nanton Lancaster Society and Air Museum. Home of the Nanton Lancaster bomber. Nanton, Alberta .
• Camp X. Information about Camp X by Lynn-Philip Hodgson. This page includes directions to the monument, and what remains of Camp X.
• The Oshawa Military and Industrial Museum is Located in Oshawa, Ontario, We currently house the Largest Collection of running and Otherwise Operational Military equipment in Canada. Tours can be aranged and are always Welcome.

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Air Show Links

• Canadian International Air Show Toronto, Canada Home page.
• London, Ontario Airshow and Balloon Festival Home Page.
• International Council of Airshows Home page.

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