This Day in Aviation History
September 28th, 1952
First flight of the Dassault Mystère IV.
 
The Dassault MD.454 Mystère IV was a 1950s French fighter-bomber aircraft, the first transonic aircraft to enter service with the French Air Force.
 
The Mystère IV was an evolutionary development of the Mystère II aircraft. Although bearing an external resemblance to the earlier aircraft, the Mystère IV was in fact a new design with aerodynamic improvements for supersonic flight. The prototype first flew on 28 September 1952, and the aircraft entered service in April 1953. The first 50 Mystere IVA production aircraft were powered by British Rolls-Royce Tay turbojets, while the remainder had the French-built Hispano-Suiza Verdon 350 version of that engine….
 
Source:
Wikipedia, Dassault Mystère IV: http://gstv.us/1RawyAw
 
YouTube, Dassault Mystere IV: http://gstv.us/1Rawy3D
 
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