Aircraft Photo of 715 | Dassault Mirage 2000RAD | United Arab Emirates - Air Force | AirHistory.net #597277
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:715
Aircraft Original Type:Dassault Mirage 2000
Aircraft Generic Type:Dassault Mirage 2000
Aircraft Version:Dassault Mirage 2000RAD
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:United Arab Emirates - Air Force
Unit Markings:71 Squadron
Location
City / Airport:Abu Dhabi - Al DhafraMap
Country:United Arab Emirates
Airport Codes:ICAO: OMAM   IATA: DHF   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:20 January 1991
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 597277
Photo Comment

The American caption claims this is a 'Kuwaiti Mirage 2000C' taking off for 'a strike against Iraqi targets in support of Operation Desert Storm', and location is given as Saudi Arabia. However, it's an Emiri reconnaissance aircraft and as far as we can find out, the Emiri Mirages stayed at home at Al Dhafra. The photographer pictured F-16s of the 363rd TFW, which deployed to Al Dhafra, on the same day. Photo by: Perry Heimer / National Archives at College Park, Maryland

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