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Mirage III (France)

The Mirage III is a single engine supersonic deltawing-fighter jet capable for air-to-air, air-to-ground (nuclear) missions and reconnaissance. The Mirage III was developed by the French company Dassault for the French Air Force as a new interceptor in 1953. The Mirage III was the first Westh-European operational fighter jet which could fly Mach 2. The aircraft is the basic model for the other aircraft: Mirage IV, Mirage 5 and Mirage 50. More than 1400 Mirage III/5/50 aircraft have been build in 90 different versions which are/were in service with the air forces in 21 countries.


Swiss Air Force Mirage III

Mirage III from the Air Force of France

Mirage II from the Air Force of Brazil
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