This Day in Aviation History
May 19th, 1967
First flight of the Dassault Mirage 5.
 
The Dassault Mirage 5 is a supersonic attack aircraft designed in France by Dassault Aviation during the 1960s, and manufactured in France and a number of other countries. It was derived from Dassault’s popular Mirage III fighter, and spawned several variants of its own, including the IAI Kfir. The aircraft is capable of nuclear weapons delivery….
 
Source:
Wikipedia, Dassault Mirage 5: http://gstv.us/1KgLtZB
 
YouTube, Dassault Mirage 5 Elkan Fuerza Aerea de Chile 1993 y 1994 años: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQomZJFosPA
 
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