The Mirages that landed in Israel in April 1962 inaugurated the Mach-2 era in the Israeli Air Force. In the hands of Israel’s pilots, the Mirages would achieve fame – and the reputation of the entire French aircraft industry would be greatly enhanced. The Mirages were virtually unassailable in the skies during the Six Day War. The successful interceptor also participated in the War of Attrition and the Yom Kippur War, and scored hundreds of kills. On July 14th, 1966, Cpt. Yoram Agmon gave the French another cause for celebration (besides Bastille Day), by shooting down a MiG-21 – the first MiG-21 ever to be shot down. Agmon’s Mirage III would go one to become the IAF’s Ace of Aces, with a whopping 13 kills to its credit.

Designed to meet a French government specification for a lightweight, all-weather interceptor, the Dassault Mirage III was first flown on November 17, 1956. This supersonic aircraft has a tailless delta wing configuration and is capable of high speeds (a Mirage IIIA was the first European aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in level flight). It has a provision for a SEPR liquid-fuel rocket engine, which provides additional burst thrust. In production for over a decade, the Mirage III is considered one of Europe’s most successful military aircraft designs, serving 20 different nations, some of whom still fly it today.

• Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
• Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
• Pad printed markings and placards that won’t fade or peel like decals.
• Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors.
• Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear.
• Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
• Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.

Dimensions: 11.4 x 21 x 5.6 cm