The Arrow (Avro Arrow)

The true story of how Canada almost built one of the world's most advanced fighter planes, back in the 1950s.

The Arrow tells the story of the passion, the betrayal and the players behind the building of the stunning fighter-interceptor jet constructed to defend Canada’s vast territory during the Cold War. Cost over-runs, U.S. government intervention and Canadian political agendas grounded the Arrow before it had a fighting chance.

A brash young team of designers at Avro Aircraft and their charismatic new president, Crawford Gordon (Dan Aykroyd) accept the RCAF challenge to create a radically advanced jet fighter-interceptor to defend against powerful Soviet nuclear bombers capable of attacking over the North Pole.

The Avro team races to break all performance records with the Arrow. But the dream begins to unravel in a dark and tragic tale of political ambition, international espionage, subversion and deceit.