Avro Arrow Recovery Project Finds First Test Model in Lake Ontario

Project aims to raise 2 of 9 Avro Arrow prototypes from the depths of the lake

Raise the Arrow expedition leader John Burzynski (R) with expedition archeologist Scarlett Janusas and Richard Mayne, a historian with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Raise the Arrow

After search crews discovered a test model of the Avro Arrow last week, expedition leaders expect to find the eight remaining models said to be on the floor of Lake Ontario in the coming weeks.

The Arrow was Canada’s cutting-edge fighter jet that was suddenly and controversially scrapped in 1959.