Avro Canada Flight staff appointments / Faster Fighter Sought by RCAF for 1956 Delivery
Name/Title
Avro Canada Flight staff appointments / Faster Fighter Sought by RCAF for 1956 DeliveryEntry/Object ID
5329Description
June 1/51 Flight Story, Peter R. Cope and Sydney Howland appointed as test pilots for the CF-100. Details Peter Cope's background at Armstrong Whitworth flying Mk 8 and Mk 11 Meteors and having more than fifty aircraft in his logbook and more than 2,000 hours. Sydney Howland's experience as co-pilot on the Jetliner and being a member of the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve documented. Second story "Faster Fighter Sought by RCAF for 1956 Delivery" detailing requirement for a new fighter able to fly beyond 750 MPH.Category
Clipping - Newspaper