The Arrow

Season 11997

The story of the people building the AVRO Arrow, an advanced jet fighter-interceptor designed to defend Canada's vast territory during the Cold War. Though the jet was an engineering marvel, cost over-runs, U.S. government pressure from the military industrial complex, and the election of the Progressive Conservative Diefenbaker government, stopped the jet just as it was getting off the ground.

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The story of the people building the AVRO Arrow, an advanced jet fighter-interceptor designed to defend Canada's vast territory during the Cold War. Though the jet was an engineering marvel, cost over-runs, U.S. government pressure from the military industrial complex, and the election of the Progressive Conservative Diefenbaker government, stopped the jet just as it was getting off the ground.

First Aired
January 12, 1997
Last Aired
January 13, 1997
Runtime
3h 0min
Seasons
1
Episodes
2
Genre
DramaDocumentary
Status
Ended
Language
English
Network
CBC Television
Production
The Film Works, MFM
Cast
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