Capabilities of PAF Dassault MIRAGE-III/V.

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This is an Ex-Libyan Mirage VDR

True, the Twitter handler has been corrected.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1612155631594520576

 

[ghazi52]

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Mirage Serial Number variant identification guide, updated
1xx: IIIEP, VDE (116) and VDR
2xx: IIIRP
3xx: IIIDP (till 305) ROSE, VDPA2 (306-7)
4xx: VPA (401-428), VPA2 (429-446) VPA3 (447-458)
5xx: IIIEA ROSE I
6xx: IIIDA
7xx: VEF ROSE II/III
8xx: VDF
9xx: IIIEL, IIIDL (911)
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[ghazi52]

Moving out, after serving so many decades....

 

[GriffinsRule]

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Mirage Serial Number variant identification guide, updated
1xx: IIIEP, VDE (116) and VDR
2xx: IIIRP
3xx: IIIDP (till 305) ROSE, VDPA2 (306-7)
4xx: VPA (401-428), VPA2 (429-446) VPA3 (447-458)
5xx: IIIEA ROSE I
6xx: IIIDA
7xx: VEF ROSE II/III
8xx: VDF
9xx: IIIEL, IIIDL (911)
@AwaisLali

More Detailed:

1xx: IIIEP (67101-67118)
2xx: IIIRP (67201-67203; 75204-75-213)
3xx: IIIDP (67301-67305;70304-70305), VDPA2 (79306-79307)
4xx: VPA (70401-70428), VPA2/3 (79429-79458)
5xx: IIIEA/O ROSE I (90502-90599) - 32 airframes
6xx: IIIDA/OD (90601-90613) - 8 airframes
7xx: VEF ROSE II/III (96702-96758) - 33 airframes not including 96752 that crashed in France pre-delivery.
8xx: VDF (96860-96877) - 6 airframes
9xx: IIIEL (00901-00910) and IIIBL (00911)
0xx: VDD (04001-04005,04010,04015) and
1xx: VDR (04102,04104-04106)

 

[GriffinsRule]

Since we are talking about capabilities, an interesting Mirage III intercept story from France.

The story of the French Air Force Mirage III that buzzed a U-2 flying at 65,000 ft on a mission to spy on France’s nuclear facilities - The Aviation Geek Club

The story of the French Air Force Mirage III that buzzed a U-2 flying at 65,000 ft on a mission to spy on France’s nuclear facilities

theaviationgeekclub.com

 

[ghazi52]

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1612501567625695242

 

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[Gripen9]

This is a mirage 2000

 

[syed_yusuf]

is this Libyan mirage put back to service

 

[Gripen9]

is this Libyan mirage put back to service

Seems to be.

Libyan Mirages
0xx: VDD (04001-04005,04010,04015) and
1xx: VDR (04102,04104-04106)

Same airframe below.

Some other ex-Libyan airframes:

This one crashed in 2014 W/C Khurram & S/L Umair Shaheed.

 

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Lest we forget

 

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Delta hanging out with the big boy!