Sputnik Arrived
In October 1957, the Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was introduced. The aircraft had the marking RL-201. It was to be a momentous occasion that would signal a change in Canadian defences. The exclusive event had 13,000 attendees invited. But the Arrow was destroyed by the Soviet Union before it even took flight, not to be outdone. Sputnik, the first man-made satellite of Earth, was launched. Compared to a simple plane, this was far more interesting!