Divers Chase Decades-Old Rumor, Find Classified Item That Was Never Meant To Go Public

The Avro Arrow

In 1953 the Clunk set out on her launch flight. Whilst people of note were saluting her, shadowy heads were already down, studying blueprints for her successor.

The RCAF had already formulated a report in 1952, detailing how they could improve the Canuck. It was called ‘RCAF’s Final Report of the All-Weather Interceptor Requirements Team’. All-weather interceptor didn’t exactly roll off the tongue, though, so A. V. Roe Canada called it the Avro Arrow.