Dassault Mirage III / Mirage 5 / Mirage 50 Family
The Mirage III is a French single-engine delta-wing supersonic aircraft family developed by Dassault for interception and adapted into strike, reconnaissance, and two-seat training variants. Its compact area-ruled airframe became Western Europe's first operational Mach 2 aircraft and supported a wide export family including the Mirage 5 and Mirage 50. More than 1,400 aircraft in the combined lineage served across 21 countries.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mirage IIIMirage 3Mirage IIIAMirage IIIBMirage IIICMirage IIIEMirage IIIRMirage 5Mirage 50
- Family Name
- Dassault Mirage III
- Full Name
- Dassault Mirage III / Mirage 5 / Mirage 50 Family
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissancetrainer
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Mirage III is a French single-engine delta-wing supersonic aircraft family developed by Dassault for interception and adapted into strike, reconnaissance, and two-seat training variants. Its compact area-ruled airframe became Western Europe's first operational Mach 2 aircraft and supported a wide export family including the Mirage 5 and Mirage 50. More than 1,400 aircraft in the combined lineage served across 21 countries.
- First Flight Year
- 1,956
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 12:30:42 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 12:30:42 UTC