TheThe Published for Residents, Businesses and Visitors since 1985 MirrorMirror Marysburgh South February 2019 The Arrow Lives On! The history of the AVRO Arrow, par(cid:415)cularly the nine test models of the aircra(cid:332) launched from Pt. Petre in the 1950's, was brought to life at two sold out presenta(cid:415)ons at Milford Town Hall during Flashback February fes(cid:415)vi(cid:415)es last weekend. The test models, that sit on the bo(cid:425)om of Lake Ontario, are some of the few artefacts that s(cid:415)ll exist a(cid:332)er the Arrow project was suddenly cancelled in 1959 by the Diefenbaker government. Expedi(cid:415)on leader, John Burzynski (below), detailed the intricacies and challenges of loca(cid:415)ng the models, one of which has been recovered and is in the hands of conservators. He also showed images of the search site and explained the plans when the search begins again in the spring. A documentary film about the recovery project will be released later this year. Le(cid:332), an ingot from one of the six Arrows destroyed in 1959. The planes and the tooling were taken apart and melted down.