Vulcan Bomber takes to the air

The Avro Vulcan, one of my favourite aircraft, makes a flight at Farnborough 2010.
Looked great in the 1950's & still does!

Canadian Aircraft Photos

Here are some excellent aircraft photos that I haven't posted before.
Click on one for a larger image.


Tutor at Downsview






Float Otters in formation



Avro Arrow photos. The autographs are from test pilots Jan Zurakowski & Spud Potocki.















Avro Jetliner











Avro CF-100 Canuck prototype in black.


CWHM Avro "Mynarski" Lancaster with Snowbirds.










Lancaster with other aircraft.











Victory Aircraft at Malton during WW2.


RCAF Lancaster post war on patrol.

There Never Was An Arrow part 1

This documentary was aired in 1979, 20 years after the cancellation of the Avro Arrow jet intercepter. I was doing a college paper on the plane around this time & moreso than all the articles, books, etc at the time - this film had the most profound effect on me as to what might have been if Arrow 206 had flown & the jet went into squadron service with the Canadian Air Force. Cancellation of the project killed the company, which had created 692 of the CF-100 subsonic jet fighters, the first commercial jetliner in North America & the Avrocar "flying saucer". They had ambitious plans for a Toronto monorail system among other ideas. When the doors closed, many engineers went to the US & some helped NASA with the Mercury, Gemini, & Appolo programs. Thirty years later, the interviews here with people who are now gone is priceless.

There Never Was An Arrow part 2

This documentary was aired in 1979, 20 years after the cancellation of the Avro Arrow jet intercepter. I was doing a college paper on the plane around this time & moreso than all the articles, books, etc at the time - this film had the most profound effect on me as to what might have been if Arrow 206 had flown & the jet went into squadron service with the Canadian Air Force. Cancellation of the project killed the company, which had created 692 of the CF-100 subsonic jet fighters, the first commercial jetliner in North America & the Avrocar "flying saucer". They had ambitious plans for a Toronto monorail system among other ideas. When the doors closed, many engineers went to the US & some helped NASA with the Mercury, Gemini, & Appolo programs. Thirty years later, the interviews here with people who are now gone is priceless.

There Never Was An Arrow part 3

This documentary was aired in 1979, 20 years after the cancellation of the Avro Arrow jet intercepter. I was doing a college paper on the plane around this time & moreso than all the articles, books, etc at the time - this film had the most profound effect on me as to what might have been if Arrow 206 had flown & the jet went into squadron service with the Canadian Air Force. Cancellation of the project killed the company, which had created 692 of the CF-100 subsonic jet fighters, the first commercial jetliner in North America & the Avrocar "flying saucer". They had ambitious plans for a Toronto monorail system among other ideas. When the doors closed, many engineers went to the US & some helped NASA with the Mercury, Gemini, & Appolo programs. Thirty years later, the interviews here with people who are now gone is priceless.

There Never Was An Arrow part 4

This documentary was aired in 1979, 20 years after the cancellation of the Avro Arrow jet intercepter. I was doing a college paper on the plane around this time & moreso than all the articles, books, etc at the time - this film had the most profound effect on me as to what might have been if Arrow 206 had flown & the jet went into squadron service with the Canadian Air Force. Cancellation of the project killed the company, which had created 692 of the CF-100 subsonic jet fighters, the first commercial jetliner in North America & the Avrocar "flying saucer". They had ambitious plans for a Toronto monorail system among other ideas. When the doors closed, many engineers went to the US & some helped NASA with the Mercury, Gemini, & Appolo programs. Thirty years later, the interviews here with people who are now gone is priceless.

There Never Was An Arrow part 5

This documentary was aired in 1979, 20 years after the cancellation of the Avro Arrow jet intercepter. I was doing a college paper on the plane around this time & moreso than all the articles, books, etc at the time - this film had the most profound effect on me as to what might have been if Arrow 206 had flown & the jet went into squadron service with the Canadian Air Force. Cancellation of the project killed the company, which had created 692 of the CF-100 subsonic jet fighters, the first commercial jetliner in North America & the Avrocar "flying saucer". They had ambitious plans for a Toronto monorail system among other ideas. When the doors closed, many engineers went to the US & some helped NASA with the Mercury, Gemini, & Appolo programs. Thirty years later, the interviews here with people who are now gone is priceless.

There Never Was An Arrow part 6

This documentary was aired in 1979, 20 years after the cancellation of the Avro Arrow jet intercepter. I was doing a college paper on the plane around this time & moreso than all the articles, books, etc at the time - this film had the most profound effect on me as to what might have been if Arrow 206 had flown & the jet went into squadron service with the Canadian Air Force. Cancellation of the project killed the company, which had created 692 of the CF-100 subsonic jet fighters, the first commercial jetliner in North America & the Avrocar "flying saucer". They had ambitious plans for a Toronto monorail system among other ideas. When the doors closed, many engineers went to the US & some helped NASA with the Mercury, Gemini, & Appolo programs. Thirty years later, the interviews here with people who are now gone is priceless.

The Avro CF-100 Canuck film Part 1

Part 1 of this 1956 film created by the Avro Canada film department. A very good overview of the CF-100 from design through production, armament testing, and into squadron service. I have this film on videotape but someone else has had this posted at YouTube for some time.

The Avro CF-100 Canuck film Part 2

Part 2 of this 1956 Avro Canada factory film on the CF-100 "Lead Sled".

The Avro CF-100 Canuck film Part 3

Part 3 of this 1956 Avro Canada factory film on the CF-100.
Good sequence here of the planes in squadron service & a simulated scramble and interception.

Part 1, Avro Jetliner & Arrow "Too Good to be True"

This documentary program aired on TV Ontario under the title of Too Good to be True. It's the story of Avro Canada's Jetliner, the Avro Arrow supersonic fighter, and the designer Jim Floyd. The narrator of the introduction is Elwy Yost, a fixture for many years as host of TVO's Saturday Night at the Movies, and besides being a movie buff, he also worked at Avro for several years in Human Resources. He was one of the last employees after "Black Friday" in 1959 when the Arrow project was cancelled, and the company went under.

Part 2, Avro Jetliner & Arrow "Too Good to be true"

This documentary program aired on TV Ontario under the title of Too Good to be True. It's the story of Avro Canada's Jetliner, the Avro Arrow supersonic fighter, and the designer Jim Floyd. The narrator of the introduction is Elwy Yost, a fixture for many years as host of TVO's Saturday Night at the Movies, and besides being a movie buff, he also worked at Avro for several years in Human Resources. He was one of the last employees after "Black Friday" in 1959 when the Arrow project was cancelled, and the company went under.

Part 3, Avro Jetliner & Arrow "Too Good to be True"

This documentary program aired on TV Ontario under the title of Too Good to be True. It's the story of Avro Canada's Jetliner, the Avro Arrow supersonic fighter, and the designer Jim Floyd. The narrator of the introduction is Elwy Yost, a fixture for many years as host of TVO's Saturday Night at the Movies, and besides being a movie buff, he also worked at Avro for several years in Human Resources. He was one of the last employees after "Black Friday" in 1959 when the Arrow project was cancelled, and the company went under.

The Avro Canada Avrocar

This segment was part of a program that aired many years ago on TV Ontario that dealt with experimental & circular aircraft, including this portion on Canada's "flying saucer" - the Avro Avrocar. The Canadian government, the US Airforce & US Army all kicked in funds for the development of this secret project, which although a failure as a fighter jet, was the first hovercraft. The Toronto Aerospace Museum has been trying for some time to acquire one of the prototypes for display back where it was made in Toronto.

CF-100 at North Bay, late 1970's

This segment shows a CF-100 Canadian jet fighter in flight, from the late 1970's at CFB North Bay. It is from a TV series of the period called "In Search Of". Narrated by Star Trek's "Mr Spock" - Leonard Nimoy. The episode dealt with disappearances of ships & aircraft accounted for in a book titled The Great Lakes Triangle. Great to see the last Canucks fly, as I was there in North Bay around the time this was filmed.

Rare AVRO Arrow film

Here's Star Trek's "Scotty" (James Doohan) doing a rare TV production just before the Arrow was cancelled. James Doohan was still working in Canada at this time. He was a RCAF pilot during WW2 & was known as "Bad Boy Doohan", as he use to fly between telephone poles! This rare Avro Arrow film & others can be obtained from www.avroarrow.org

445 Squadron France CF100's

Great clip for Clunks!

CF100 Clunk project by Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

This "Clunk" I knew well - standing for years on a pedestal beside the RCAFA Club at Hamilton Airport. Well in late October 2009, it was removed from its perch - apparently to be restored & added to the CWH Museum!