Dassault Mirage III
The Mirage III is a fighter aircraft made by French airplane company Dassault Aviation. If first flew in 1956 and was introduced in 1961. It used a triangle wing (called a delta wing). It had 2 cannons and some missiles. Because it was an interceptor, an airplane made to shoot down enemy airplanes at high speed, it could go Mach 2.2. It was used by Israel in the Six-Day War.
Dassault Mirage III Media
- Dassault Mirage I in flight c1956.jpg
The tailless 1955 Mystère Delta delta-wing prototype with the very large vertical stabilizer and no horizontal stabilizer and no flaps
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South African Air Force Mirage IIIBZ
- Dassault Mirage Cyrano 11 Radar.jpg
Cutaway view of the Cyrano radar system
Nose of a Mirage IIIRS: Thinner than the fighter version, this nose has several glass apertures for medium-format cameras.
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Mirage IIICJ at the Israeli Air Force Museum (13 victory markings)
- PAF Dassault Mirage reconnaissance variant with F-16C Block 52+.jpg
A Pakistani Mirage-IIIE reconnaissance variant with a Pakistani F-16C in the background in 2011
- Two Mirage III of the Royal Australian Air Force 1.JPEG
Australian Mirage IIIO (top) and Mirage IIID (bottom) in 1980. These aircraft are now operated by the Pakistan Air Force.
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An Australian Mirage IIID in 1988
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Swiss Dassault Mirage IIIRS on display
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Swiss Air Force Mirage IIIS JATO (jet-assisted take-off)
