Aircraft Photo of R-2116 | Dassault Mirage IIIRS | Switzerland - Air Force | AirHistory.net #468717
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:R-2116
Military Code:116
Aircraft Original Type:Dassault Mirage I
Aircraft Generic Type:Dassault Mirage I/III
Aircraft Version:Dassault Mirage IIIRS
C/n (msn):17-26-148/1043
Operator Titles:Switzerland - Air Force
Unit Markings:Fl St 10
Location
City / Airport:DübendorfMap
Country:Switzerland
Airport Codes:ICAO: LSMD   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:31 August 1985
Photo by:Stephan de Bruijn
Photo ID: 468717
Photo Comment

Not the very best picture, but unique (and noisy) it was. A Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO) of a Flugwaffe Mirage 3RS. This recce Mirage was accepted by the Flugwaffe on 22 May 1968 and was withdrawn from use in December 2003. R-2116 is preserved at Stans since March 2007.

This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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