Saluting Avro's other superstar; Canada's Jetliner dazzled the aviation world in 1950s, especially A...
Saluting Avro's other superstar; Canada's Jetliner dazzled the aviation world in 1950s, especially American tycoon airman Howard Hughes
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Toronto, Ont: Torstar Syndication Services, a Division of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited
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"([Hughes]) fell in love with the Jetliner the first time he flew it," said former Avro test-flight engineer Bill Wildfong, who was with the team that took the plane to Houston to perform high-altitude tests for TWA in 1951. "He said, 'From now on, I'll do all the flying on it' - which he did." "It's just a tragedy that the Jetliner was not allowed...
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Saluting Avro's other superstar; Canada's Jetliner dazzled the aviation world in 1950s, especially American tycoon airman Howard Hughes
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