First Canadian Supersonic Flight CF-100 18-Dec-1952

The first Canadian supersonic flight was achieved by the Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck. On December 18, 1952, Janusz Żurakowski, Avro’s experimental test pilot, took the CF-100 Mk 4 prototype to Mach 1.10 in a dive from 14,000 meters (45,000 feet), making it the first straight-winged jet aircraft to achieve controlled supersonic flight.

Żurakowski would later become famous for being the first pilot to fly the Avro Arrow.