News Roundup - Feb 1953

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AVRO Museum

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News Roundup - Feb 1953

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5165

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pg 47 CF-100 in the news - Zura purposefully breaks the sound barrier with the Mk. 4. Flights to Winnipeg / Edmonton taken. Article highlights fuel consumption checks on CF-100 flown from Ottawa to Edmonton return in December 1952 and a Mark 4 CF-100 exceeding Mach 1.0 flown by Avro Canada test pilot Jan Zurakowski. It is believed this aircraft is the first operational type straight wing aircraft to fly supersonically.

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Clipping - Magazine

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Date / Time Period: 1953-Feb Pages: 1