Dassault Mirage III facts for kids
The Mirage III is a fighter aircraft made by French airplane company Dassault Aviation. If first flew in 1956 and was introduced in 1961. It used a triangle wing (called a delta wing). It had 2 cannons and some missiles. Because it was an interceptor, an airplane made to shoot down enemy airplanes at high speed, it could go Mach 2.2. It was used by Israel in the Six-Day War.
Images for kids
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South African Air Force Mirage IIIBZ
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Mirage IIICJ at the Israeli Air Force Museum (13 victory markings)
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Wreckage of downed Israeli Mirage in the Yom Kippur war
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PAF Mirage-IIIEA ROSE-1
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3-view drawing of Mirage III-5
See also
In Spanish: Dassault Mirage III para niños
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