THE AVRO CF-100

CANAV Books, Toronto, 1981, 1^st/1^st.  ISBN 0-9690703-0-6.  Hard cover, 204 pages.  Teal cloth with gold lettering stamped on spine; bit of wrinkling to cloth on front board; some corner and spine end wear.  Binding sound with headbands and a very slight lean.  Dust jacket with price intact shows edge and cover wear, short edge tears, 1 ½” tear partly repaired on verso; tiny losses at upper corners and along top edge.  Interior clean and unmarked with occasional age spots; colour and black & white photos and illustrations.  ‘This handsome book tells the story not only of the aircraft but of the people who flew it.  In its heyday over 20 years ago the CF-100 served on the front line with NORAD and NATO.  Such aspects as aircrew training at North Bay and Cold Lake, squadron formation, weapons practice, armament research, and service with the Belgian Air Force (the only other air force to fly the CF-100) are covered in detail. … The book includes the largest and finest collection of illustrations of the CF-100 and its era ever published – over 300 photos, engineering drawings, cut-aways, foldout cockpit diagrams, and maps, as well as superb colour profiles by aviation artist Peter Mossman.’ (from front flap)