FALL OF AN ARROW

Stittsville, Ontario: Canada's Wings, 1979. Book. Illus. by Graham Wragg;. Very Good+. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo. 186 pp. Blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine; illustrated endpapers. Wraparound dj art by Graham Wragg; illustrated with black and white plates. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. Included here is a dropped-in unopened letter, dated April 18 1950 and stamped as being sent on the First Official Airmail Jetliner Toronto to New York. The Chapters are: The Timing of the Cancellation of the Arrow; Destruction of Ten Arrows; The Disadvantages of Copying Designs; RCAF Interested in New Engine of 12000 Pounds Thrust; Design Objectives; Hon. Ralph Campney Makes the First Overtures to the Americans Regarding Possible Sale of the Arrow to Them; Prime Minister Diefenbaker Elected; First Flight of the Arrow - Test Pilot Jan Zurakowski; Financial Difficulties of the Conservative Government and Growing Costs of Arrow Program; Prime Minister Diefenbarker Announces Cancellation of Arrow February 20th 1959; Analysis of Prime Minister Diefenbaker's Allegations on Bomarcs; Some Consequences of Cancellation Decision; and Latest Russian Bomer Threat - The Lesson of the Arrow..