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Canadian Liberal Defence Minister, Brooke Claxton, commenting on the Korean Declaration of War: "...We believe our Air Force is adequate for the defence of North America at the present time, in cooperation with forces of the U.S. that would be employed in that task, particularly in Alaska in the Northwest and in Newfoundland in the Northeast."
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First Blair House meeting.
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North Korea's tanks reach the outskirts of Seoul.
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Dept of National Defence orders $100 milion worth of F-86 Sabre fighter aircraft from Canadair - although engines are expected to come from Avro Canada.
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Operation Killer begun.
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Operation Rugged.
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Operation Piledriver, an offensive against the Iron Triangle, begins.
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Peace talks begin at Kaesong.
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First delta configuration used for the Arrow.
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Crawford Gordon Jr. replaces outgouing VP & General Manager Walter N. Deisher with title of President & General Manager.
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Peace talks resume at Panmunjom.
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Canadian Defence Research Board announced development of an air-to-air missile at its Armament Research and Development Centre at Valcartier, Quebec.
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US air attack on Pyongyang.
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Eisenhower secretly goes to Korea on fact-finding mission
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Avro's design work on the new CF-104 delta wing fighter is delayed while federal government wrestles with question of whether or not to proceed with fostering original designs in Canada, as opposed to simply modifying other nation's designs to meet Canadian requirements.
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Introduction of intake ramp boundary layer bleed on the Arrow.
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Communists attack "Pork Chop Hill"
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Delegates reach agreement at Panmunjom.
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Peace Treaty signed at Panmunjom. 38th parallel reset as boundary between communist North and anti-communist South. Cold War tensions continue unabated. Gen. Mark W. Clark says he has "the unenviable distinction of being the first US Army commander to sign an armistice without victory."
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First CF-105 wind tunnel tests were conducted.
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Hawker-Siddley authorizes private venture of $3.5 million for Orenda to to proceed with the design and manufacture of three Iroquois engines. Orenda hoped to secure RCAF contracts by demonstrating a prototype engine.
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Iroquois final detailed design completed
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AVRO submits a cost analysis for 31 Mar 1955 to 1960 for $118,253,435.00 for design and development, production tooling, and production of 40 CF-105 Arrows.
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Introduction of the 5 per cent notch on the Arrow wing.
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The first PS13 Iroquois was delivered for testing.
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Decided only 6, not 8, Falcon missiles to be installed.
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Decision to revert to 8 Falcon missiles.
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First light-up of an Iroquois engine
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Jim Floyd named Vice President and Director of Engineering of Avro Aircraft, leading the team that was responsible for the Avro Arrow.
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AVRO announces laying off 1,000 workers t the request of the Federal Government
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AVRO Brochure AD 15 Issue 2: Costs of the CF-105 Arrow has now risen to $153,711,311.00for 40 aircraft versus $118,253,435.00 quoted in Sept 1954
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Ralph Campney, Minister of National Defence, sends C.D. Howe an aide memoire calling with a cost analysis and a call to slow production of the Arrow down. Cost so far for the Arrow airframe and engines was $35,500,000.00 and cancellation would cost another $17,700,000.00. (Note: The Arrow could have been written off into history before it became the Legend it is!) His cost analysis for 40 aircraft was now $198,369,688.00 and production of another 300 aircraft would cost another $636,700,000.00.
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Decision made not to build prototype aircraft - aircraft to be manufactered direct from production tooling.
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Arrow contract amended to build 11 aircraft vice 5 aircraft
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The Egyptian President, Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser, announces the Egyptian nationalisation of the Suez Canal and its operating Suez Canal Company in retaliation to the reneging of an agreement by the American and British Governments to finance the construction of the Aswan Dam. The Suez Canal represented the main source of supply of oil for Britain and France and the potential loss of those supplies represented an economic threat that they could ill ignore.
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The British Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, forms the Egypt Committee, consisting of himself, Lord Salisbury (Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Lords), Lord Home (the Commonwealth Secretary), and Harold Macmillan (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) to co-ordinate Britain's intent to recover her access to the Suez Canal. The Foreign Secretary, Selwyn Lloyd and the Defence Minister Sir Walter Monckton were later members of the Egypt Committee.
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A conference of nations meets in London in an attempt to find a diplomatic solution and adopts eighteen proposals which include an offer to Nasser of Egyptian representation on the Suez Canal Company board and a share in its profits.
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The Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, travels to Cairo to offer Nasser the eighteen proposals which he rejects. Meanwhile, the US Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, seeks to distance the US Government from support for military intervention, ever mindful of President Eisenhower's hopes for re-election in the November US Presidential election.
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A second conference of nations is held in London to discuss American proposals for a Suez Canal Users Association to ensure continued international use of the Canal.
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The RCAF names the CF-105 the "Avro Arrow". However, doubts continued to mount at the highest military levels and even AVRO's greatest supporter, Minister C.D. Howe, now fretted over the role and cost of the Arrow. The government limited development of the CF-105 to eleven aircraft, subject to review after the first flight.
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The USSR vetoes the American plan in the United Nations Security Council.
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Sir Anthony Eden holds secret discussions with French officials over a military operation to recover use of the Canal. The talks result in the formation of a plan by which Israel would invade Egypt and thus allow British and French forces to seize the Canal as an act of intervention between warring nations.
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The British Foreign Secretary, Selwyn Lloyd, concludes the agreement with French and Israeli officials at Sèvres, France. The British copy of the resulting Sèvres Protocol is subsequently destroyed on Eden's orders.
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Eden gains approval for military intervention from a divided cabinet. An increasingly sidelined Foreign Office is split over the Government's intention to adopt military measures.
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Israeli forces invade Egypt.
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The British and French ultimatum for an end to hostilities is rejected by Nasser.
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On the night of 5-6 November, British and French troops invade Port Said and take control of the Suez Canal. In a meeting of the British cabinet on 6 November, Harold Macmillan raises stark warnings of economic peril as a result of the action. Macmillan had previously been one of the strongest supporters of resolute action. The US Presidential election results in the re-election of President Eisenhower.
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The United States, USSR and the United Nations condemn British and French military action. The loss of confidence and American backing for the already weak British economy forces Eden into calling a cease-fire. British public opinion is deeply divided over the use of force.
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Arrow design called for Astra 1 fire control (2731.5 lbs) and four Sparrow 11 missiles (431 lb each). Total 2850 lbs.
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Under the impact of the Crisis, Eden's already fragile health has deteriorated to such an extent that he is forced to resign. Ill health or not, politically Eden's premiership had little future.
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Harold Macmillan replaces Eden as Prime Minister.
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The Conservatives led by John Deifenbaker won the election by a small margin. C.D. Howe, and Ralph Campney, both Liberals did not win their seats. George Pearkes becomes Minister of National Defence. Deifenbaker quickly approves the NORAD agreement that was held up by the election. He bypasses the Cabinet Defence Committee and External Affairs upset since they were hoping for a better deal for Canada. No one suggested that Canada try and get American support for the Arrow before conceding to NOR
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Iroquois engine passes the first official 100 hour endurance test at reduced thrust of 18,750 lbs.
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Orenda sells manufacturing rights for the Iroquois engine to Curtis-Wright Corp. of the U.S. along with permission to sell and further develop the engine
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Orenda sells manufacturing rights for the Iroquois engine to Curtis-Wright Corp. of the U.S. along with permission to sell and further develop the engine
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Iroquois engine run at over 19,000 lbs dry thrust for (no afterburner) Canadian Government representatives
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Iroquois engine runs at altitude in the B-47 for the first time
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Iroquois engine runs at altitude in the B-47 for the first time
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Diefenbaker dissolves Parliament and the federal election process begins
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First high speed run of theArrow
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First flight of the Arrow - RL201 - Jan Zurakowski, pilot
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First flight of the Arrow - RL201 - Jan Zurakowski, pilot
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The story is told, that at dawn on Tuesday, an AVRO soothsayer had examined the entrails of a freshly-killed chicken and, finding no sign of portentious events, declared the day auspicious for the Arrow to take to the air. As the Arrow landed for the first time and AVRO test pilot Potocki in the chase Canuck turned off to land, RCAF pilot Jack Woodman in the Sabre followed him after executing an exuberant victory roll.
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Expenditures to AVRO for Arrow development, tooling and production was $103,237,634.00 which did not include ASTRA, the Sparrow or the Iroquois engine. Air Marshall Hugh Campbell was becoming isolated in his support of the Arrow as the projected costs were threatening the budgets of the Army and Navy.
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Prime Minister Diefenbaker tells the House of Commons of receiving a letter from Russian Premier Nikita Khrushchev concerning flights of nuclear-armed SAC bombers over Canada, saying they pose a grave danger to Canada. "Parliament shrugged its shoulders and that was that."
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Government makes public the figures on the total cost of the Arrow Program: "The total cost to the Government of the complete Arrow aircraft project including design, development, tooling and preproduction costs of the airframe, engine programs, and weapons systems up to May 1, 1958 is $233 million. This cost also covered two complete aircraft, three in final assembly, and 32 others within the present order in various stages of manufacture.
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RL202 flies for first time. Arrow 202 to 205 used lighter P5 (modified P3's) weighing 5,950 lbs each.
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George Pearkes flies to Washington to talk to Secretary of Defense Neil McElroy. U.S. assures it could fill its own interceptor requirements and sell some to Canada at a lower price than that of the Arrow. If the Arrow is cancelled, U.S. could assist in guarding Canadian airspace in the event of an emergency.
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George Pearkes flies to Washington to talk to Secretary of Defense Neil McElroy. U.S. assures it could fill its own interceptor requirements and sell some to Canada at a lower price than that of the Arrow. If the Arrow is cancelled, U.S. could assist in guarding Canadian airspace in the event of an emergency.
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Jettisonable tail cone plugs to retrict exhaust area as a means to increase long range mission. Concept evolved into modern day vaiable geometry tail cone technology.
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Jettisonable tail cone plugs to retrict exhaust area as a means to increase long range mission. Concept evolved into modern day vaiable geometry tail cone technology.
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Prime Minister Diefenbaker orders US BOEMA IM-99 BOMARC anti-aircraft missile.
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Two Orenda engineers were sent to Paris. Quote on ten engines at $395,000 each with delivery to begin 15 months from the go ahead.
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AVRO claimed $151,623,067.00 for work completed on six different contracts related to the Arrow airframe development. Total cash for continuation to 31 Mar 1959 came to $184,317,170.00 or $205,567,170.00 if commitments past 31 Mar considered, exceeding Government financial limitations by $17 million.
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John Bassett, a prominent Toronto Tory, sent a letter to Diefenbaker outlining that after the 37 CF-105s were completed, AVRO could build under license the aircraft that the Blackburn Aircraft Company, the NA39, if chosen for Europe, which would be good for Canada/UK relations, and impact politically for cancellation of the Arrow programme
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Spud Potocki flies RL203 with D.E. "Red" Darrah, the first and only time an Arrow flew with a passenger. Red was tuning the fly-by-wire system
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by 9:30 the news was reaching the plant floor by wives, friends and brokers. Just after 10:00 am Morley tells John Plant that the Arrow is cancelled
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O'Hurley rose in the House to correct his statement and confirmed that the process of scrapping the Arrows had begun. Outside of the House he stated the Hughes system had actually been installed in one aircraft.
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Bid Tenders went out to scrap the Arrows and clean up within a 90 day period.
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Scrapping of the Arrow begins
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Four months after canceling the Arrow program, the Government orders 214 F-104G aircraft for $420 million.
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UK Ministry asks for 14 Arrow Reports to help with their development of the TSR2. The TSR 2 program was eventually cancelled