Aircraft Photo of A3-2 | Dassault Mirage IIIO(F) | Australia - Air Force | AirHistory.net #17742
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:A3-2
Aircraft Original Type:Dassault Mirage I
Aircraft Generic Type:Dassault Mirage I/III
Aircraft Version:Dassault Mirage IIIO(F)
C/n (msn):2
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:EdinburghMap
Region / Country:South Australia, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: YPED   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:July 1981
Photo by:David Carter
Photo ID: 17742
Photo Comment

A3-2 was one of two French built Mirages delivered to the RAAF. From the third aircraft they were built in Australia. No. 2 served with ARDU, the weapons and aircraft development unit. Calibrations on the fuselage in these contrasting marking allowed accurate measurements to be taken. A3-2 had the distinction of being the last RAAF Mirage to perform at an air show, at Richmond in October 1988. It was sold to Pakistan in 1990 and delivered by sea.

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