Aircraft Photo of 01 | Dassault Mirage G8 | France - Air Force | AirHistory.net #446632
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:01
Aircraft Original Type:Dassault Mirage G
Aircraft Generic Type:Dassault Mirage G
Aircraft Version:Dassault Mirage G8
C/n (msn):01
Operator Titles:France - Air Force / Avions Marcel Dassault - Breguet Aviation
Location
City / Airport:Paris - Le BourgetMap
Country:France
Airport Codes:ICAO: LFPB   IATA: LBG   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace
 
Photo Date:3 March 2022
Photo by:Alastair T. Gardiner
Photo ID: 446632
Photo Comment

The first variable-sweep aircraft from Dassault emerged as the single-engine, two-seat Mirage G fighter in 1967. The Mirage G was developed into a twin-engine, two-seat nuclear strike fighter, the Mirage G4. When under construction the requirements changed and the French military requested that the design be converted into a dedicated interceptor, This first flew in May 1971 and the second aircraft, the single-seat G8-02 first flying over a year later. However, As no funding was included for the type in the 1971-1976 French defence budget it did not enter production.

This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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