The Avro Arrow was the greatest interceptor of the late 1950s and arguably the best looking warplane in history. Five aircraft were built RL-201 through RL-205 with a sixth 93% complete. But in February 1959, the program was cancelled abruptly on what is known as Black Friday for the Canadian aerospace industry. All six planes were ordered scrapped and all plans and tooling to be destroyed. Yet there is persistent rumor that one escaped destruction- RL-202. There is some claimed proof. Two MB ejection seats from the Arrow survived in UK in used condition estimated at hundreds of hours to 1000 hrs. Not possible if the aircraft was destroyed. One eyewitness claims to have seen an unmarked Arrow land in the UK at an airbase while another familiar with the Iroquois engine noise claimed to hear an Arrow pass over her house in Toronto on the date of cancellation. Photos of the aircraft the day before show all 5 on the line. Photos afterward are all missing RL-202. Many believe the aircraft went to the US for testing before being shipped to the UK. I have no opinion on the matter.

RL-206 nose section and 2 wing sections from RL-203 survived as museum pieces and a replica was built for an airport.