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<p>The mysterious cancellation in 1959 of the CF-105 Arrow, Canada’s state-of-the-art interceptor aircraft, holds such a strong grip on the imagination of Canadians that earlier developments in defence procurement remain in the shadows.</p> <p>Randall Wakelam corrects this oversight - and demystifies aspects of the AVRO saga - by weaving together a compelling account of high-level decision making and the daily activities of the military between 1945 and 1954, a decade when Canada’s air force was
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- Author
- Plamondon, Aaron
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780774821483
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Political Science, Military, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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