Avro CF-105 ArrowAvro CF 105 Arrow airplane model. For the Canadian aviation industry, and Avro Canada in particular, the story of the Avro Canada CF 105 paralleled that of the British Aircraft Corporation TSR. 2 in the UK. Both projects were terminated by politicians who, in 1957, believed that missile technology had evolved to the point where manned interceptor aircraft were obsolete. The Arrow completed its first flight on March 25, 1958, and all five units of this

" Originally designated the F-102B

was among the first Allied fighters to down a Japanese airplane

Length 12 7/8 inches

straight-wing

The heavier F4F-4 was not as nimble nor as fast as the F4F-3

Boasting structural improvements and a pressurized

The prototype for the first production model

allowing up to 172 passengers to be carried

including 360 A-6E's (120 new and 240 converted from A's)

were designated YC43s

Although the S-42 had paved the way for Pacific air travel

545 Hellcats were delivered in 1943