Model Plastic airplane model MIRAGE IIIBE/D/DE/DS/D2Z 1/48

The Mirage III is a multi-role aircraft designed by the French aerospace manufacturer Dassault Aviation in the late 1950s. It is the first European-designed combat aircraft capable of exceeding Mach 2 in level flight. The Mirage III has led to numerous variants and has achieved significant export success with 21 user countries and 1,401 units built (including Mirage 5 variants). Switzerland, Australia, and Belgium built it under license. Israel locally produced aircraft based on the Mirage III (Nesher and Kfir). While the first Mirages were delivered in the early 1960s, many units were still in service around the world at the beginning of the 21st century, 40 years later. They have generally undergone extensive modernization. Mirage III B (two-seat training, first flight on October 20, 1959) The fuselage is extended by 58 cm to accommodate a second seat, and it does not carry guns or radar. After the appearance of the Mirage IIIE, this version was replaced by the Mirage IIIBE equipped with navigation radar but still without a targeting radar, recognizable by its pointed nose. Compared to the Mirage III of the same brand, this model features a new fuselage and canopy. The proposed decorations include France, Australia, Spain, Switzerland, and South Africa. 5 variants are offered with this kit: Mirage IIIBE: Two-seat training aircraft based on Mirage IIIE for the French Air Force, similar to the Mirage IIID. 20 units built. Mirage IIID: Two-seat training aircraft for the RAAF. Built under license in Australia; 16 units built. Mirage IIIDE: Two-seat trainer for the Spanish Air Force. 6 units built CE.11. Mirage IIIDS: Two-seat trainer for the Swiss Air Force. 2 units in 1983. Mirage IIID2Z: Two-seat trainer for the South African Air Force, fitted with an Atar 9K-50 turbojet engine. 11 units produced. High-quality decals printed by Cartograf. Decals created by Syhart Decal, France. Included decorations: - Mirage IIIBE 2-ZC, Squadron EC 2/2 “Côte d’Or”, French Air Force, BA102 Dijon-Lonvic 1982; - Mirage IIIBE 13-ZJ, Squadron EC 1/13 “Artois”, French Air Force, BA132 Colmar Meyenheim 1989; - Mirage IIID A3-113, 2nd Operational Conversion Unit, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF Base Williamtown 1981; - Mirage IIIDE number CE11-29, Spanish Air Force ALA 11, Valencia-Manises AB, 1992; - Mirage IIIDS J-2011 - Swiss Air Force - Schweizer Luftwaffe, Duberdorf AB 2003; - Mirage IIID 2Z 849 - South African Air Force, 1985. These versions of the MIRAGE III have never been offered by other model brands to date. Model available end of June 2017.