Mirage IIIE/EE/RS/5BA ‘In Europe‘
Mirage IIIE/EE/RS/5BA ‘In Europe‘
This injection-moulded kit contains 53 parts and two clear parts (the cockpit canopy, taxiing lamp). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) AMD Mirage IIIE, No.568, Black 4-BI, Escadron de Chasse 2/4 ‘La Fayette’, French Air Force (Armée de l’Air), Air Base (BA) 116 Luxeuil-Saint Sauveur, France, early 1970s
2) AMD Mirage IIIEE, No.631/C.11-23, Black 111-12/C11-23, Escuadron 111 ‘Dólares’, Ala de Caza 11 (Fighter Wing), Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire), Manises Air Base, Spain, 1973
3) AMD Mirage IIIRS, No.5, Black R-2101, Überwachungsgeschwader (Surveillance Sq.), Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe), Dübendorf Air Base, Switzerland, late 1965
4) SABCA Mirage 5BA, No.021, White BA 21, 2e Esc. ‘La Comète’, 2e Wing Tactique, Belgian Air Force (Force aérienne belge), Florennes Air Base, Belgium, late 1985
| Ref. No.: | MKM144101b |
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Mirage IIIE/EE/RS/5BA ‘In Europe‘
The Mirage III jet fighter was developed by the French Avions Marcel Dassault company and its prototype flew in 1956. The first major production model was the Mirage IIIC, while the IIIE was an upgraded variant flying in April 1961.
The Mirage IIIE was a single-seat, all-metal monoplane featuring a tailless delta configuration utilised as a multirole/strike aircraft. Compared to the previous IIIC, it had an extended fuselage for avionics and additional fuel and straight tailfin leading edge. It was powered by a SNECMA Atar 09C turbojet. It carried two DEFA cannons in the lower fuselage under the air intakes and was fitted with five external stores pylons (one under the fuselage and two under each wing).
The first production Mirage IIIEs went to the French Air Force in 1964, with a total of 183 aircraft eventually delivered to that air arm. Licence production was also undertaken in Australia, where 98 a/c were built between 1963-68 by GAF as the Mirage IIIO. A number of Mirage IIIEs were built for export, being purchased by Argentina (IIIEA), Brazil (IIIEBR), Lebanon (IIIEL), Pakistan (IIIEP), South Africa (IIIEZ), Spain (IIIEE) and Venezuela (IIIEV).
Mirage IIIR was a reconnaissance aircraft, with radar replaced by a camera nose. It was based on the IIIE but with simpler avionics. These aeroplanes we supplied to the French Air Force (IIIR/RD) and others were exported to Switzerland (one Mirage IIIRS delivered + 17 licence-built by F+W in 1968-69), Pakistan (IIIRP) and South Africa (IIIRZ/R2Z). Production of the Mirage IIIE/R (incl. exports) was substantially greater than that of the IIIC, totalling more than 530 aircraft.
The Mirage 5 was the next major variant, first flying in May 1967, destined for clear-weather attack role. It was equipped with less sophisticated avionics, more fuel storage and featured a longer nose. In Belgium, 63 a/c were licence-built in the period 1970-73 by SABCA as the 5BA. A total of 531 Mirage 5s (all variants, incl. exports) were built, of which a number were exported to Abu Dhabi, Colombia, Egypt, Gabon, Libya, Pakistan, Peru, Venezuela and Zaire.
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Sikorsky H-34 'In Europe'
This injection-moulded kit contains 42 parts and 7 clear parts (the cockpit canopy and the fuselage windows). A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Sikorsky H-34G.III (HSS-1N/CH-34C), BuNo 150812 (c/n 58-1617), Black 80+94, Search and Rescue (SAR), Naval Air Wing 5 (Marinefliegergeschwader, MFG), Federal German Navy (Bundesmarine), Kiel-Holtenau Air Base, West Germany, 1968-72
2) Sikorsky HSS-1N, BuNo 147632 (c/n 58-1150), Black V-142, No.8 Naval Air Squadron (Vliegtuigsquadron, VSQ), Netherlands Naval Aviation Service (Marine Luchtvaartdienst, MLD), Valkenburg Naval Air Base (Marine Vliegkamp), early 1960s
3) Sikorsky (Sud Aviation-built) HSS-1, c/n SA184, White B-7/OT-ZKG, No.40 Heli Squadron (Smaldeel Heli/Escadrille Héli), a/c leased to the Belgian Navy, Belgian Air Force (Belgische Luchtmacht/Force aérienne belge), Koksijde Air Base (Vliegbasis Koksijde/Base Aérienne de Coxyde), Belgium, mid-1960s
4) Sikorsky SH-34J (HSS-1N), MM150821 (c/n 58-1666), White 4-03, 1st Helicopter Squadron (Gruppo Elicotteri), Italian Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI), Catania-Fontanarossa Air Base (MARISTAELI), Sicily, Italy, mid-1960s
Mirage IIIBE/DE/DS/5BD Two-seater ‘European Service’
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
Federal Aircraft Works F+W Mirage IIIDS (AMD), c/n 101/228F, Grey HB-RDF/ Black J-2012, Fondation du Musée de l’Aviation Militaire de Payerne ‘Clin d’Ailes‘, Payerne Air Base, Switzerland, 2008
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
Mirage IIIRS/IIIEBR/5BA/50C ‘Canards’
Mark I Models 1:144
This injection-moulded kit contains 56 parts and two clear part (the cockpit canopy and a landing lamp). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) SABCA Mirage 5BA (MIRSIP), No.062, White BA 62, wearing Belgian Air Force colours (Force aérienne belge), Sint-Truiden/Brustem Air Base, Belgium, autumn 1994
2) Federal Aircraft Works F+W Mirage IIIRS (AMD) AMIR, c/n 134/1027, White R-2102, ‘Skorpiʼ, Fliegerstaffel 10 (Squadron), Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe), Dübendorf Air Base, Switzerland, during the visit to JaboG 38 ‘Fʼ, Jever Air Base, Germany, October 1997
3) F-103E (AMD Mirage IIIEBR), FAB 4931, Black 31, 1º Esquadrão Jaguar (Jaguar Squadron), 1º GDA (Air Defence Group), III FAe (Air Force), Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB), Anápolis Air Force Base (ALA2), Goiás, Brazil, 2004-05
4) AMD Mirage 50C, c/n 56, Black 514, Grupo de Aviación 4 (Aviation Group), IV Brigada Aérea (Air Brigade), Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile, FACh), Pudahuel Air Base (Base Aérea Pudahuel), Santiago, Chile, 1986-87
Sea Fury FB.11 'Far East' (2in1)
Mark I Models 1:144
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Hawker Sea Fury FB.11, WJ232/114-O, No.802 NAS, flown by Lt P. Carmichael, Fleet Air Arm, HMS Ocean, Korea, summer 1952
2) Hawker Sea Fury FB.11, WJ223/106-O, No.802 NAS, flown by S/L B.E. Ellis, Fleet Air Arm, HMS Ocean, Korea, summer 1952
3) Hawker Sea Fury FB.11, VX764/134-K, No.805 NAS, flown by Lt Cdr (P) W.P. Bowles (OC No.805 NAS), Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Sydney, Korea, autumn 1951
4) Hawker Sea Fury FB.11, UB466 (ex-WF615), flown by 2nd Lt Noel Peters, Fighter-Bomber Sq., No.501 Squadron Group, Union of Burma Air Force (Tatmadaw Lei), Hmawby Air Base, Burma, February 1961
Sea Fury FB.11/FB.60 'Commonwealth Service' (2in1)
Mark I Models 1:144
Colour schemes included in the kit:
A: Hawker Sea Fury FB Mk.11, WG596/144-T, No.898 NAS, Fleet Air Arm, HMS Theseus, during Exercise ‘Grand Slam‘, the Mediterranean Sea, February/March 1952
B: Hawker Sea Fury FB Mk.11, VH589/115-NW, No.724 NAS, Royal Australian Navy, RANAS Nowra (HMAS Albatross), New South Wales, Australia, 1958-60
C: Hawker Sea Fury FB Mk.11, WG567/133, VF871, Royal Canadian Navy, HMCS Magnificent, Canada, mid-1950s
D. Hawker Sea Fury FB Mk.60, L953(WE740)/7, No.9 ‘Griffinsʼ Sq., Royal Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza’ya), Peshawar Air Base, Pakistan, early 1950s
