Mirage III / V of Pakistan Air Force

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Aircraft
Pakistan - Air Force
Dassault Mirage 5DE
Reg.: 108
Location & Date
Datangshan [OFF AIRPORT]
China - September 7, 2012
Caption
The Pakistan AF has operated about 150 Mirage IIIs & 5s including many later sourced second-hand from France, Australia and Libya. This one is an ex Libyan Mirage 5DE which served as 108 and may never have actually carried a PAF serial, most probably gifted direct from storage in Pakistan to the museum, so the 67-119 marking is false. Another gift from Pakistan, an F-86 Sabre, is displayed nearby. Very little light in there and difficult to photograph a camouflaged aircraft successfully

 

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Following painting by Group Captain (retd.) Syed Masood Akhtar Hussaini shows formation of six PAF Mirage IIIEP aircraft (including serial number 67-101) led by M.M. Alam flying over Karachi coastline on their delivery flight to Pakistan on March 8, 1968.

 

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Found this photo of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Dassault Mirage IIIEP (serial# 67-101) in book titled "Battle for Pakistan - The Air War of 1965" by John Fricker

 

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Photo date: September 17, 2019

Pakistan Air Force Dassault Mirage IIIEP, Reg. No. 67-101 - Photo by SherDil Durrani

 

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Delta Boys from Sqn 27 ...

 

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Pakistani Mirage-V aircraft equipped with Durandal anti-runway bombs. Pakistan Air Force procured these bombs from #France, while Mirage-V is also a French-origin aircraft.

 

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