Comment by speed_spread

Comment by speed_spread 7 hours ago

It was a long range bomber interceptor and it made sense until ICBMs happened. Canadian territory is vast and mostly barren in a way that no other NATO country is, having specialized equipment to defend it can make a big difference.

cf100clunk 5 hours ago

It was an interceptor. Ideas for conversion to a bomber role were only ideas.

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speed_spread 5 hours ago

My bad, I meant it was an interceptor against bombers.

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- cf100clunk 2 hours ago
  
  Re-reading, I now see that you meant interceptor of bombers.
  
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the_af 6 hours ago

I understand the cancelation, I'm actually asking about the memory-holing of the project (destroying blueprints, not even keeping an airframe for a museum, etc).

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