Capabilities of PAF Dassault MIRAGE-III/V.

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While many are waiting for Mirages to finally retire from PAF, very few of us know that Mirages were way ahead of their time in aviation technology. Flight stabilization & shock cone optimization mechanism were some of the technologies that gave a major boost to its performance

Shafiq Haider on the right, arguably THE best Mirage pilot PAF has produced. He retired as VCAS and in my opinion should have been a CAS..highly qualified and had the full makings of a CAS. I am not sure what he did after retiring but i hope Pakistan used him as an Ambassador or gave him an important assignment as he was a highly articulate and a very capable officer

 

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34 Tactical Attack Wing
Zarrars' Mirage VEF ROSE III leading a former Cobras' Mirage VPA and NightStrikeEagles' Mirage VEF ROSE II

 

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Fresh out of the MRF - Mirage-V ready for ground acceptance run followed by multiple Functional Check Flights to verify the Overhaul Quality.
Mirage Rebuild Factory has played the most important role in sustaining PAF Mirages till date.

 

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leftmost is III, other two are V.....

 

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Mirage IIIEA
PAF serial:90-562
Ex Australian RAAF A3-62

Delivered to Pakistan Air Force 11/90. ROSE 1 upgrade Combat Commanders School (CCS)

Delivered to RAAF in 1967 . Finished RAAF Service with 3414 hours on airframe. Storage 27/06/88 at Woomera, Delivered to PAF in Nov,1990.

 

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While many are waiting for Mirages to finally retire from PAF, very few of us know that Mirages were way ahead of their time in aviation technology. Flight stabilization & shock cone optimization mechanism were some of the technologies that gave a major boost to its performance

Air Marshal (then Gp Capt) Shafique haider who later became VCAS. Arguably one of the best Mirage pilots PAF has produced! Defintely CAS material but unfortunately he lost out to Abbas Khattak who was equally as dynamic and qualified.,.tough competition those days for the CAS crown

 

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First flight of a PAF Mirage-5PA3 with a Aerospatiale AM-39 Exocet anti-shipping missile, Circa 1984.

 

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PAF is set to retire most of its non-ROSE modified fleet due to capability obsolescence. This will result in multiple squadrons getting number plated to be replaced by JF-17C and J-10CE in future. This will also timely spare aircrew for training on advanced fighters and UCAVs.

 

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Beautiful click showing line up of now retired Mirage VPA2s from disbanded 8 TA Squadron #Haiders. Note the drip trays.

 

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Ex Royal Australian Air Force Mirage.

Delivered 10/73. Served with 2OCU. Served with ARDU. Finished RAAF Service with 2350 hours on the airframe. Served with ARDU.

Richmond Airshow 1988 - last public display of the Mirage in Australia. Sold to Pakistan Air Force 11/90 and delivered by sea. ROSE (Retrofit of Strike Element) Upgrade 1996.

 

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