Footage from the October 4, 1957 rollout of the AVRO Arrow. From the Doug Robb fonds at the Region of Peel Archives, at the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives.
Thanks! Yes, we accepted the reels when all we had were titles, and even once we digitized them, we didn't realize the scarcity of this particular program. A variety of AVRO fans online have said that they've never seen it before.
Thanks! When we received the donation, we assumed that there were other copies out there, but so far as we can tell, this is the only surviving copy. It's a treasure, for sure.
My father too was in that crowd and worked for avro until the diefenbaker gov killed the plane and effectively destroyed the canadian aircraft industry and in doing so ruined so many peoples lives.
What a great video. I saw the only full scale mockup of the Avro Arrow yesterday in Stayner Ontario. What a magical sight. Incredible
A crowning glory moment in Canadian history.
Thats amazing thanks for sharing it to the world
Wow! What a find!
Thanks! Yes, we accepted the reels when all we had were titles, and even once we digitized them, we didn't realize the scarcity of this particular program. A variety of AVRO fans online have said that they've never seen it before.
@@PeelArtGalleryMuseumArchives when I first found this video i had only 47 views. Amazing on how many views now.
Very proud Canadians.
Thankyou
I thought she was lost and forgotten
What a gem of a video, holy crap!
Thanks! When we received the donation, we assumed that there were other copies out there, but so far as we can tell, this is the only surviving copy. It's a treasure, for sure.
My father was in that crowd till the end - so sad
Mine too.
If the government was economically prudent , the Arrow would have been a fantastic success.
My dad was involved with this plane in some capacity
I can’t believe there are only 17.comments.
This, from the 'Great Moments in Bad Timing' file....
I worked there. And it was March 25 1958. For the first flight which was the Arrow 201 and we got let go. March 20 1959. I
Too bad Sputnik took the headlines, what a gorgeous interceptor...
My father too was in that crowd and worked for avro until the diefenbaker gov killed the plane and effectively destroyed the canadian aircraft industry and in doing so ruined so many peoples lives.
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