C. D. Howe
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Clarence Decatur Howe was an American-born Canadian engineer, businessman and Liberal Party politician. Howe served as a cabinet minister in the governments of William Lyon Mackenzie King and Louis St
Howe c. 1940
Terminal elevator at Port Arthur, Ontario, built by Howe for the Board of Grain Commissioners
The 1939 Mackenzie King Cabinet; Mackenzie King in centre front row, Howe, second from the right in the rear row
L–R: Major-General G. R. Pearkes, VC and Howe, during memorial service for General James Wolfe, 1 January 1941
Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow
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The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was an interceptor aircraft designed and built by Avro Canada. The CF-105 held the promise of Mach 2 speeds at altitudes exceeding 50,000 feet and was intended to serve as
C. D. Howe
…development had proven to be a time-consuming and expensive process. The projected next generation aircraft, Canada's first supersonic jet interceptor, the CF-105 Arrow, was a more daunting project in terms of financial commitment and a leap in technological prowess. Howe wrote in a letter to Defence Minister Claxton…
Rollout of the first CF-105 Arrow
Full size replica of the CF-105 Arrow at the Canadian Air and Space Museum, Toronto
RL-204, late 1958
Unveiling of CF-105 on October 4, 1957. Pilots Ron Hodge (left), Ed Wright (right).