Converted to a Mirage 2000-5F by 2000. To Ukraine in 2005.

Unit is Escadron de Chasse (EC) 2/5 "Ile de France" This Mirage 2000C, later modified to 2000-5F, was transferred to Ukraine in early 2025. The aircraft crashed in Ukrainian service on 22 July 2025 during a combat flight mission. The pilot reported to the flight controller about a critical electronics malfunction. The plane fell into a deserted area and sank in a flooded crater in a swampy area. Pilot ejected to safety in time.

Special paint for the 70th anniversary of EC 3/11 'Corse', pictured during an air-to-air combat exercise with AV-8B Harriers of the USMC. The drop tanks hint at the yellow-black invasion stripes worn by the squadron's F-84Fs during the 1956 Suez campagin. Photo by: Austin Hazard / US Marine Corps

Seen during an overshoot at Gilze Rijen, a nice 5F of Base Aérienne 102 Dijon-Longvic. The SPA97 squadron moved to BA113 and now operates Rafale Bs under command of EC01.004 "Gascogne". The AdlA still operates some thirty 5Fs in the early 2020s. The 5F was the first major upgrade over the standard 2000C: a cockpit with large multi-function displays, upgrades to the armament for the use of a targeting pod and modern guided air to ground and air to air weapons. The latter goes in combination with a radar upgrade that provides guidance for MICA missiles. Transferred to Ukraine in early 2025. Crashed on 22 Jul'25 during a combat flight mission after a failure of critical electronics. Pilot ejected

Inspecting the cockpit of a Mirage 2000-5 of EC 1/2 'Cicognes'.

Seen taxying up the slope to the runway threshold for another mission to the ACMI ranges. Note the Vulcan in the background

Seen closely followed by 74 2-EU at the start of a mission to the ACMI ranges. The lead aircraft can clearly be seen either leaking or venting some sort of liquid.