It's been nearly 60 years since Canada's iconic Avro Arrow supersonic interceptor jet program was cancelled and scrapped. He's leading the charge to build a flying replica of the Avro Arrow, a Cold War-era supersonic interceptor jet (Erika Stark/CBC)"The Arrow was a unique achievement in technology," said Paul Gies, the president of the A.V. Roe's ArrowThe Avro Arrow was designed to intercept Russian jets over Canada's north, shoot them down and then return to base to reload another missile. This 0.6-scale replica of the Avro Arrow is being built in Calgary. In addition to building the Arrow II, the group also operates the Avro Museum and has built smaller models of the plane.

Source: CBC News April 02, 2017 11:00 UTC