| Aircraft | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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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 This photo was added on 27 August 2023, and has since been viewed 538 times. |