Airplane
Crow's Nest Military Artifacts Association
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| Nom de l'objet : | Airplane |
| Titre : | Avro Arrow, Mark 1, Arrow RL 204 |
| Numéro d'accession : | 2007.AF.019 |
| Nom de la collection : | Crow's Nest Military Artifacts Association |
| Culture : | Canadian |
| Date absolue : | October 4, 1957 |
| Description : | Grey with black stripes, Air Force insignia, orange on wingtips, side of nose and tail. |
| Commentaires : | The Avro Air is to this day, one of Canada's most significant accomplishments in the Aerospace Industry. It is also the subject of one of the most controversial political/military decisions by the Governmenr of Canada. The Arrow was first "rolled out " on October 4th, 1957 by A.V. Roe Canada Ltd. of Toronto. The first Arrow, aircraft RL 201, flight took place on 25th March, 1958 frrom Toronto's Malton Airport flown by test pilot Jan Zurakowski. The last Arrow flight, again aircraft RL 201, took place on February, 1959. There were a total of 66 flights conducted during the life of the Arrow program. There were five Arrows completed at the time of the program cancellation. Arrow RL 206 was to be the first craft to be powered by Canadian made Orenda "Iroquois" engine. RL 206 was 98%complete when the project was cacelled on 20 February, 1959. At that time there was as many as 37 Arrow aircraft under various stages of construction. Upon program cancellation, it was ordered that all aircraft be dissembled and all parts and plans be destroyed. However, today we know that some plans and parts have survived.The dionated model was constructed by member Steve Foster. It is displayed in "full day-glo". All Arrows except RL202, were eventually painted this color scheme. RL 202 remained all white during the program. Aircraft RL 204, tail number 25204, was selected for display by the donor, as it was the only recorded Arrow ever to have landed or taken off at a location besides Toronto's Malton Airport. This event happened Feb. 2, 1959, when a Trans Atlantic Airlines - now Air Canada, aircraft incident forced the closure of Malton Airport while TL204 was airborne. The aircraft was diverted to RCAF Trenton, Ontarion, with pilot Peter Cope. RL 204 was returned to Malton on Feb. 3, 1959, by pilot "Spud" Pitoki. Only 4 pilots were ever to fly the Arrow, the named three civilians and on military, that being RCAF Flight Lieutenant Jack Woodman. There was one passenger/observer ever to fly in an Arrow, Mr. Red Darrah in A/C RL 203. on February 19th 1959 - the last day of the program. Many people believe that to this day one complete, flying Arrow, "got away" from destruction, to an unknown location - military, civilian, for a collector, or possibly to a foreign interest, all remailns unknown. Speculation centers around RL 202 due to various photos taken during the destruction phase. Also to this day, some very credible stories told by very reputable people, still survive to indicate that today, there may still be an Arrow - somewhere. |
| Fonctions : | model airplane |
| Hauteur : | 0.000 |
| Longueur : | 34.000 |
| Largeur : | 20.500 |
| Profondeur : | 7.000 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Étiquette ou poinçon : | Steve Foster |
| Sujet ou image : | Model Airplane |
| Établissement : | Crow's Nest Military Artifacts Association |
| Ville de l'établissement : | St. John's |
| Province de l'établissement : | Newfoundland and Labrador |
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