Mirage III
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The Mirage III is a French supersonic fighter and attack aircraft, renowned as one of the first successful European delta-wing jets and widely exported and used in combat by numerous air forces worldwide.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mirage III family | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
attack aircraft
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fighter aircraft ⓘ supersonic jet aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
air-to-air missiles
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air-to-ground ordnance ⓘ internal cannon ⓘ |
| category | third-generation jet fighter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designEra | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Dassault Mirage I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInto |
Dassault Mirage 5
NERFINISHED
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Dassault Mirage 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | single turbojet ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Argentina
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Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1956-11-17 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1961 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Dassault Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately Mach 2.2 ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | widely exported and used in combat worldwide ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the first successful European delta-wing fighters ⓘ |
| operator |
Argentine Air Force
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French Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Israeli Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Swiss Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | SNECMA Atar turbojet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | interceptor ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | ground-attack ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 17000 m ⓘ |
| status | retired from front-line service in most countries ⓘ |
| successor |
Dassault Mirage 2000
NERFINISHED
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Dassault Mirage F1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Falklands War
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Indo-Pakistani conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ Six-Day War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of Attrition NERFINISHED ⓘ Yom Kippur War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | delta wing ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.