Long-secret Canadian intelligence sealed Avro Arrow's cancellation, new paper says | iNFOnews

OTTAWA - The Diefenbaker government's 1959 decision to scrap the fabled Avro Arrow was significantly influenced by Canadian intelligence that pointed to a diminishing need for the costly aircraft in the evolving Cold War, says a new research paper based on previously secret information.

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