Mirage IIID/50DC/50DV/Dagger B Two-seater ‘Australia & South America’
Mark I Models Mark I Models 1:144Mirage IIID/50DC/50DV/Dagger B Two-seater ‘Australia & South America’
Mirage IIID/50DC/50DV/Dagger B Two-seater ‘Australia & South America’
This injection-moulded kit contains 47 parts and two clear parts (the cockpit canopy and a landing/taxiing lamp). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.
1) AMD/GAF Mirage IIID, s/n A3-104, White 104, No.2 OCU (Operational Conversion Unit), Royal Australian Air Force, Williamtown Base, New South Wales, Australia, 1979
2) IAI Dagger B (ex-IAF Nesher T), C-426 (c/n T-05), Black C-426, Escuadrón I de Cazabombardeo (Fighter-Bomber Sq.), Grupo Aéreo 6 de Caza (Air Fighter Group), VI. Brigada Aérea (Air Brigade), Argentinian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina), Tandil Military Air Base (BAM), Argentina, 1982
IAI Dagger B (ex-IAF Nesher T), C-426 (c/n T-05), Black 26, special decoration to celebrate centenary of the AAF, Escuadrón I de Cazabombardeo (Fighter-Bomber Sq.), Grupo Aéreo 6 de Caza (Air Fighter Group), VI. Brigada Aérea (Air Brigade), Argentinian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina), Tandil Military Air Base (BAM), Argentina, 2012-14
3) AMD Mirage 50DC, c/n 516, Black 516, Grupo de Aviación 4 (Aviation Group), IV Brigada Aérea (Air Brigade), Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile, FACh), Chabunco Air Base (Base Aérea Chabunco), Punta Arenas, Chile, the 1990s
4) AMD Mirage 50DV (upgraded Mirage 5DV), c/n 7512, Black 7512, Escuela de Aviación Militar (Military Aviation School), Grupo Aéreo de Caza No.11 (Air Group), Venezuelan Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Venezolana, FAV), El Libertador Air Base (Base Aérea Libertador), Aragua, Venezuela, seen during ‘Exercise Cruzex II’, Natal Air Force Base, Brazil, November 2004
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Mirage IIID/50DC/50DV/Dagger B Two-seater ‘Australia & South America’
The Mirage III jet fighter was developed by the French Avions Marcel Dassault company and its prototype flew in 1956. Regarded as a versatile second-generation fighter, it was the first Western European aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in level flight. The two-seat Mirage IIID was a trainer version of the upgraded Mirage IIIE destined for export, while the Mirage 50D trainers were based on the Mirage 50 uprated and improved variant; 55 of the former and 6 of the latter (incl. 2 upgraded a/c) were produced. The Dagger B was an ex-Israeli Nesher T, itself an IAI-built derivative based on the Mirage IIIB airframe, fitted with simplified avionics; four a/c were delivered to Argentina in 1980.
The Mirage IIID/50D/Dagger B was a two-seat, all-metal monoplane featuring a tailless delta configuration. Compared to the single seater, the fuselage was stretched to accommodate the second seat while the fuselage cannons and radar were removed. It was fitted with ejection seats placed under one-piece clear-view canopy and powered by a SNECMA Atar 09C (or 09K) turbojet. The Mirage 50DV was fitted with canards. If desired, external stores pylons and armament could be carried: two inner underwing pylons were designed for fuel drop tanks and the two outboard ones could carry Sidewinder or Matra Magic missiles.
Outside Europe, the two-seat Mirages were delivered to number of countries in South America, Africa and the Middle East, including Israel, Pakistan, Egypt (via Saudi Arabia) and Zaire. In Australia, 16 Mirage IIIDs were assembled by GAF (10 a/c in 1966-67 and six in 1973-74).
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This injection-moulded kit contains 46 parts and two clear parts (the cockpit canopy and a landing/taxiing lamp). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) IAI Nesher T (Vulture), c/n T-05, Black 625, No.144 ‘Defenders of Arava’ Sq. (144 Tayeset), Israeli Air Force (Kheil HaAvir), Etzion Air Base (Bacha 10), Sinai, Israel, 1975
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3) AMD Mirage 5SDD, c/n 2005, Black 2005, “Royal Saudi Air Force”, a/c purchased by Saudi Arabia on behalf of Egypt for service with the EAF (Egyptian Air Force), AMD plant, Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, France, 1974
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This injection-moulded kit contains 45 parts and two clear parts (the cockpit canopy and a landing/taxiing lamp). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) AMD Mirage IIIBE, c/n 276, Black 2-ZG/276, ECT (Escadron de Chasse et de Transformation) 2/2 ‘Côte d’Or’ (Esc. SPA 65 & SPA 94), French Air Force (Armée de l’Air, AdA), Air Base (BA) 102 Dijon-Longvic, France, 1978
2) AMD Mirage IIIDE, s/n CE.11-26, Black 112-13/CE11-26, Escuadron 112 ‘Rublos’, Ala de Caza 11 (Fighter Wing), Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire), Manises Air Base, Spain, 1979
3) Federal Aircraft Works F+W Mirage IIIDS (AMD), c/n 101/228F, Black J-2012, Flieger Staffel 16 (Fighter Sq.), Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe), Buochs Air Base, Switzerland, late 1980s
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4) SABCA Mirage 5BD, c/n 211, White BD 11, 2e Esc. ‘La Comète’, 2e Wing Tactique, Belgian Air Force (Force aérienne belge), Florennes Air Base, Belgium, 1985
Bristol Beaufighter Mk.X/Mk.XI/Mk.21 'RAAF Service'
This injection-moulded kit contains 47 parts, 5 resin parts and six clear parts (cockpit canopies, position lights etc.). A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Bristol Beaufighter Mk.X, A19-181 (ex-LZ322), White EH-Q, No.31 Sq., RAAF, Darwin airfield, Northern Territory, autumn 1944
2) Bristol Beaufighter Mk.XIC, A19-142 (ex-JM177), White J, No.30 Sq., RAAF, Vivigani airfield, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea, autumn 1943
3) DAP Beaufighter Mk.21, A8-124, White SK-T, No.93 Sq., RAAF, Labuan airfield, North Borneo, summer 1945
4) DAP Beaufighter Mk.21, A8-229, No.8 Communication Unit, RAAF, Madang airfield, Papua New Guinea, summer 1945
Luftwaffe Code Letters - Blue, 2 sets
Mark I Models 1:144
Decal sheets containing national insignia and/or tricolour stripes, and/or serial numbers/letters and/or various symbols and inscriptions in 1:144th scale.
Due to their generic nature they can also be used for other scales (1:72, 1:87, 1:100 etc.).
Two sheets of decals are included in this set.
Luftwaffe Code Letters – White, 2 sets
Mark I Models 1:144
Decal sheets containing national insignia and/or tricolour stripes, and/or serial numbers/letters and/or various symbols and inscriptions in 1:144th scale.
Due to their generic nature they can also be used for other scales (1:72, 1:87, 1:100 etc.).
Two sheets of decals are included in this set.
