"...To be able to counter a potential bomber threat, in the early 1950s, the Royal Canadian Air Force called for the creation of a fighter jet unlike any other: with a range of 300 nautical miles and the ability to take off from a 6,000 foot runway and cruise at Mach 1.5 (roughly 1,852 kilometres per hour) at an altitude of 70,000 feet.
And despite the odds, thousands of Canadian workers came together and succeeded. The Avro Arrow had its first flight in March 1958 and became the crown jewel of Canada’s aviation industry..."
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/after-decades-of-failed-searches-the-holy-grail-of-avro-arrow-artifacts-uncovered-at-the-bottom-of-lake-ontario
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