| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 25206 |
| Military Code: | RL-206 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow Mk2 |
| C/n (msn): | [ 25206 ] |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Ottawa - RockcliffeMap |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYRO IATA: YRO Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | National Aviation Museum |
| Photo Date: | September 1992 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 125854 |
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Nearly all that remains of Canada's Mach 2 Avro Arrow program. The first of five Mark 1 prototypes flew on March 25, 1958, but the program had been under scrutiny since 1957 by a newly elected government. The pictured aircraft was the first Arrow Mk 2 powered by the more powerful, yet lighter, Canadian designed Iroquois engine. It was being prepared for taxi testing when cancellation happened on February 20, 1959. 14,000 workers lost their job and all aircraft, engines, tooling and technical drawings were ordered scrapped. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 February 2019, and has since been viewed 818 times. |