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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
by speed_spread 1y 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.
- the_af 1y agoI 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).
- cf100clunk 1y agoIt was an interceptor. Ideas for conversion to a bomber role were only ideas.
- speed_spread 1y agoMy bad, I meant it was an interceptor against bombers.
- cf100clunk 1y agoRe-reading, I now see that you meant interceptor of bombers.