Mirage III / V of Pakistan Air Force

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Pakistan Air Force Dassault Mirage-IIIEA.

© Zohaib Malik

 

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Mirage IIIEL (Ex Lebanese AF) from 22 Operational Conversion Unit

Awais Lali

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any idea why EL never got ROSE 1

 

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Usman
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The Pakistan Air Force had a major role in the development of the United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) after it was founded in 1968. Some of its first commanders were deputed from PAF, along with many pilots and engineers that manned and looked after the aircraft.

The photos below are from 1976, when Wg Cdr Salim Baig Mirza (middle, supporting sunglasses) commanded the UAEAF Mirage squadron.

 

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Pakistan Air Force Dassault Mirage IIIEA
F-90-533 of No. 7 Squadron, Kamra, Nov 1996.

Note: Previously Mirage IIIO A3-33 of the Royal Australian Air Force.

Photo by Dick Lohuis Collection.
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PAF Mirage from Sqn 25 " Eagles" @ static display at PAF Base Nur Khan National Defence Day.

 

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Why does this mirage look bit different any idea ?

 

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Usman
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The Pakistan Air Force had a major role in the development of the United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) after it was founded in 1968. Some of its first commanders were deputed from PAF, along with many pilots and engineers that manned and looked after the aircraft.

The photos below are from 1976, when Wg Cdr Salim Baig Mirza (middle, supporting sunglasses) commanded the UAEAF Mirage squadron.

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You can also spot the late Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir in both photos. In the first image, he is standing third from the right; in the second, he is kneeling third from the left.

 

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Do you have high-res image of an ex-Aussie Mirage that was delivered to PAF in a test squadron camo? It was flown for a while like that but with PAF markings.

 

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Do you have high-res image of an ex-Aussie Mirage that was delivered to PAF in a test squadron camo? It was flown for a while like that but with PAF markings.View attachment 213996

Dassault Mirage IIIEA F-90-533 of No. 7 Squadron, Kamra, November 1996.

Originally built as a Mirage IIIO(F) for the Royal Australian Air Force, it carried the RAAF serial A3-33. Delivered on 22 February 1966, the aircraft served with No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit, No. 76 Squadron at Williamtown, and later with No. 75 Squadron at Butterworth (Malaysia) and Darwin. By the time it was withdrawn from RAAF service it had accumulated 3,222 flying hours. It was placed in storage at Woomera in October 1988.

In November 1990, A3-33 was among the batch of 50 retired Australian Mirages purchased by Pakistan. Upon arrival it was redesignated Mirage IIIEA and given the PAF serial 90-533 (often written as F-90-533).

After arrival, the aircraft was overhauled and modernised under Project ROSE I (Retrofit of Strike Element) at the Mirage Rebuild Factory, Kamra. The upgrade included a modernised cockpit with Head-Up Display (HUD), Hands-On Throttle and Stick (HOTAS) controls, multi-function displays, a Sagem navigation/attack system, and later the Italian Grifo-M multi-mode radar. It was also fitted with an in-flight refuelling probe.

By late 1996 the upgraded aircraft had been allocated to No. 7 Squadron “Bandits”, one of the primary operators of the ROSE I Mirage IIIEA fleet. The photograph by Dick Lohuis shows the jet during this transitional period at Kamra, shortly after its rebirth in Pakistani colours and markings. A true example of how the Pakistan Air Force successfully extended the life and combat relevance of a 1960s design well into the 21st century.

Photo by Dick Lohuis Collection.

 

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RAAF Dassault Mirage III awaiting delivery to Pakistan at the Whyalla Docks, 21 October 1990