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Everyone has heard rumors of people
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getting rid of unwanted items by tossing
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them into any kind of body of water.
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Whether it be junk that they don't want
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or perhaps something more valuable
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instead. There are many rumors and
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legends that speak of all sorts of
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things hidden beneath the surface such
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as money, treasure, cities, or even
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aliens. Believe it or not, people just
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don't know if the myths are true. Some
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people believe we've explored the whole
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planet. That's just ignorant. 65% of the
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planet is covered by deep blue water.
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This means that 65% of the world is
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undiscovered underneath. Scientists know
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a whole lot more about space than about
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what lies in the oceans. With humans
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being curious by nature, many people
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have wanted to debunk or to prove
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theories surrounding what lies beneath
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the surface of our oceans. A scientific
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expedition to explore Lake Ontario in
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Canada was launched in August 2017.
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According to popular rumors, there's a
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lot of history at the bottom of the
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lake. The team hopes to find something
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special. They cnamed the expedition
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Raise the Arrow. The team was working
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for a salvage company called OEEX
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Recovery Group, Inc. Their expertise
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lies in recovering salvage that's in
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distress. They worked together with
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financial and mining companies in Canada
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to help them find the salvage. The
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company heard rumors of mysterious
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treasure sitting on the floor of the
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lake. This made them keen to get
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started. But before we start, smash the
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bell so that you won't miss any new
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stories. Raise the arrow was created for
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a singular purpose, to take the tales of
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valuable, remarkable treasure and act on
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them, recovering the high value items as
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soon as they can. OEX stated that the
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find would surprise the world and would
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definitely fund the project going
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forward. The surface surrounding the
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boat was still and quiet. Nothing was
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stirring the water. The team looked at
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the water together, trying to see into
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its depths. They couldn't see anything,
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but that didn't dishearten them in their
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hunt. They all imagined what things
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could lie deep down in the lake. The
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team had to keep their mouths shut.
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Since the rumors alluded to valuable
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treasure, they couldn't risk anyone else
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finding out about what they had their
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eyes set on. There were reports of
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people seeing something in the water
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that disappeared as soon as they had
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laid eyes on it. The people who reported
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them were from a long time ago, though,
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60 years had passed since these reports
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had been made. One question still hung
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in their minds. What was it that all
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those people had seen? The only relevant
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information about the reports was that
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the people had only seen the object for
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a brief moment and that there wasn't any
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time to figure out what they had seen.
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But there was one thing in common. The
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witnesses could never shake the
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experience from their mind. For many
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years, the story would be told and
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wondered about until today, when the
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expedition decided to go into the water.
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Finally, there was a chance for answers.
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The team of Raise the Arrow was hoping
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to answer the question once and for all.
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The locals eagerly shared the stories
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with the team. The various witnesses
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happily pointed out where it happened.
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This gave the team a starting point at
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least. With all their gear ready, the
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team started to prepare for the
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adventure. The area pointed out was
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called Point Petri located on the
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northeastern shores of Lake Ontario.
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This little peninsula is in Ontario's
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Prince Edward County. There are no
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nearby urban areas as it is a protected
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wildlife conservation area. Lake Ontario
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has been at the center of many rumors.
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In 2013, it was rumored that an alien
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species had created a base under the
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water of the lake. Many people found the
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idea of aliens at the bottom of the lake
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exciting despite the fact that it is
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unlikely. Lake Ontario is one of the
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five great lakes of North America with
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shores in both Canada and the US. Its
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name means lake of shining waters in the
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Huron language. It's the smallest of the
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great lakes, although still the 13th
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largest lake in the world. The task
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before the team was of biblical
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proportions, but they had help. Meet the
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Thunderfish. This cute little craft is
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an automatic underwater vehicle, a mini
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submarine. It's pretty much a drone that
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swims instead of flies. The team
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remained on dry land whilst piloting it
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around the designated area of the lake
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bed. And the Thunderfish delivered. It
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sent wonderful images back to its
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gloating masters. What was it appearing
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on the screens before them? As if they
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were squinting just right at a 3D
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picture, suddenly the shapes fell into
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place for the team. It was an aircraft,
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but it wasn't just any old aircraft.
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This one was special. How special, I
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hear you ask? Well, let's do a bit of
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time traveling and see if we can spot
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the aircraft new and shiny and not yet
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wet. Let's peer in the windows of a
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hanger somewhere in Canada owned by the
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The Second World War had just ended, but
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tensions between the Eastern and Western
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blocks were high. Each side was looking
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for an edge over the other. The Canadian
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government was pinning its hopes on a
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new jet fighter with serious destructive
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capabilities. The Cold War was
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beginning. Both sides were eager to gain
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a military advantage over the other in
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the event of a large-scale battle. The
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without such an encounter ever
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happening, thus earning its title, the
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Cold War. For over 40 years, the threat
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of invasion hung over the world. On one
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side, the western block, generally
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democratic, headed by the US. On the
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other, the eastern block, communist,
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headed by the USSR. The emerging third
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world countries tried desperately to
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stay neutral. Both east and west possess
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the power to annihilate vast areas of
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land with one atomic bomb. No one really
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wanted this to happen, and it was the
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threat from both sides that kept the
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other from attacking. Nevertheless, the
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only way to feel safe is to have
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superior firepower. The Soviets started
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building aircraft that could carry their
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weapons over the Arctic to the US and
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Canada. Canada saw the Soviet activity
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and raised it one Canadian company, AV
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Row Canada Limited, now known as AVO
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Canada. These were the engineers
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assigned to creating aircraft that could
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beat back the Russian threat. And they
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the Avro CF-100 Kuck was born. It was
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christened the clunk and it remained on
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active service in the Canadian military
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as they were developing old clunk, the
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Royal Canadian Air Force received new
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intelligence. The Russians were upping
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the stakes once more. They were
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developing another aircraft. It was
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rumored to be a high-tech, high-speed,
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high destruction animal that could wipe
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out the Canadian nation. But it would
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take the Soviets 7 years to perfect it.
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Canada had time. She put it to good use.
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the Clunk set out on her launch flight.
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Whilst people of note were saluting her,
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shadowy heads were already down,
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studying blueprints for her successor.
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The Araf had already formulated a report
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detailing how they could improve the
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kuck. It was called ARAF's final report
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of the all-weather interceptor
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requirements team. All-weather
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interceptor didn't exactly roll off the
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tongue though, so AV Ro Canada called it
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the Avro Arrow. She was everything that
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the name invoked. The Avro Canada CF-
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105 Arrow was a supersonic interceptor
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with its Delta wings. It looked like a
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spearhead and it flew as one true and
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deadly. The main specification
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improvements were in strength and speed.
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This baby could reach heights above
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50,000 ft. CA15 km. She could fly at
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Mach 2 speeds. Mach 2 sounds pretty
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impressive. And when you think that it's
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equal to 1,500 mph, CA2,414
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km hour. You can see why. Now, back in
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the day, there were no computer
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simulation models to test theories with.
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No, engineers in those days had to make
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model prototypes. Before testing with
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these prototypes, it was impossible to
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know whether the theories would hold
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together in the air. Between 1,953
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nine prototypes of the Avro Arrow were
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constructed. They were perfect
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imitations of the hoped for real thing,
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except that they were made to a smaller
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scale. The Arrow was named for its
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distinctive delta-wing design. Today, of
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course, we have seen Delta wings on many
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aircraft, large and small. But back
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then, it was an innovative new concept,
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and it did a special job. The nine
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Averro Arrow prototypes were each around
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10 ft, CA3M long. Their wingspan was
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around 6.5 ft, CA2M. They weren't quite
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carbon copies of their big sister,
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though. These mini arrows ran on solid
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fuel. They were mounted on rocket
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boosters in order to reach the speed
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needed to test the wings for drag and
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stability issues. Then they were
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launched from Point Pete, Lake, Ontario.
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These cute little aircraft turned out to
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really pack a punch. They reached Mach
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1.7 before the glassy waters of Lake
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claimed their prize. Surprisingly,
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little needed to be tweaked based on the
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prototypes flight data. The wings were
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drooped and given a camber. A dog tooth
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was introduced. The newly published area
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rule principle was applied leading to
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changes such as a sharper nose and the
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addition of a tail cone. The Avro Canada
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CF 105 Arrow was rolled out in October
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The plane bore the mark RL20.
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It was to be a grand occasion, marking a
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turnaround in Canadian defenses. 13,000
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guests were invited to the prestigious
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occasion. But the Soviet Union, not to
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be outdone, defeated the Arrow before it
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even got off the ground. They launched
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Sputnik, the world's first artificial
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Earth satellite. This was far more
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exciting than a mere plane. The Arrow
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was a well-designed aircraft, innovative
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and daring. It pushed the boundaries of
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flight as we then knew it. But it was in
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the wrong place at the wrong time. With
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one move, the USSR had changed the
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Western world's priorities. Political
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change heralded the demise of the arrow.
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The government changed hands and new
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treaties were signed with the US. Most
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importantly, the arrival of Sputnik on
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the scene meant that there was now a
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threat from even higher up. The country
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could not afford defensive systems
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against both manned bombers and possible
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ballistic attacks from space. Canada had
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to make a choice. The arrows went down
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fighting with various government and
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military officials reluctant to cancel
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the scheme. But in the end, ballistic
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missiles were deemed to be the greater
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threat. Canada installed the Bulmark
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system and the Aero program was
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The cancellation of the program resulted
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in nearly 50,000 people losing their
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jobs. All planes, parts, and data were
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destroyed. The Canadian Mounted Police
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suspected a Soviet mole in AV Row Canada
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and insisted on eliminating all evidence
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except for nine prototypes launched into
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Lake Ontario. Kraken Sonar's submarine
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drone, Thunderfish, was the key to
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finding them. It captured the first
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images of the prototypes resting beneath
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the lake. In the 1,950s,
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there was no computer modeling, noted
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Carl Kenny from Kraken Sonar. Designers
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had to use physical models and refine
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them through real testing. The ninth
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model was considered perfected. John
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Berzinski, president and CEO of Osiscoco
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Mining, another project partner, was
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passionate about recovering these lost
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aircraft. "We started this to bring back
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a piece of Canadian history," he
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explained. Point Petrae, the original
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launch site, was selected as the
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starting point. Jack Hurst, who had
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witnessed the original launches over 60
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years ago, helped pinpoint the search
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zone based on his memories. "The team
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was optimistic. We're starting with high
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probability areas, Rosinski told CBC.
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And within 12 days, they had results.
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Well, we found one, he announced in
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July. However, the prototypes would
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remain submerged a few more months. The
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public wouldn't see them until 2018. The
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rediscovery was a triumph. Using
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cuttingedge Canadian sonar and
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underwater vehicles to find and recover
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advanced Canadian technology from the
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past is a powerful statement, said
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Sheay. Despite the success, the search
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was not complete. Only eight prototypes
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were located. The ninth most advanced
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and closest to the finished arrow
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remained missing. Still, finding the
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first eight was a milestone. These
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aircraft symbolized Canadian innovation.
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Only six full-size arrows were ever
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built, and all were destroyed. The Delta
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Wing was a relatively new concept back
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then. So extensive testing was needed to
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ensure performance at supersonic speeds,
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explained Aaron Gregory from the Canada
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Aviation Space Museum. After a year of
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effort, the team finally made history.
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We are pleased to announce that the
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first historic relic of the Averro Arero
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freeflight program has been recovered,
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their Facebook page declared. It was
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delivered back to land at CFB Trenton on
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August 13, 2018 after resting on the bed
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of Lake Ontario for over 64 years.
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Oiscoco Mining, Kraken Sonar, OEEX
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Recovery Group Incorporated, and the
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Canadian public are still hoping to find
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the last prototype. Rosinski, Sheay,
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Kenny, and Co. are sure that they can do
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it. The ninth plane is still eluding
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capture, but the team is dogged in their
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determination to bring it to light. The
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raise the arrow project is due to
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continue until it can be