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These are the last profiles of the Mirage IIIC's ... I think


Mirage III CZ #800 (c/n 149) N° 2 Squadron, "The Flying Cheetah's", AFB Hoedspruit, 1990.
At the final decommissioning parade of the Mirage III, this aircraft was painted in black and gold to commemorate the 50th anniversary of N° 2 squadron. The squadron was actually formed during 1938 , but the colour scheme was a fitting tribute to the Mirage III's which had served the squadron for 27 years.


Mirage III CZ #800 (c/n 149) Air Force Musem, AFB Swartkop, 1995.
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the SAAF, the striking black & gold scheme of Mirage #800 was modified with the number 75 in white. Also the 75th anniversary logo was added to the tail.

I hope these have been enjoyed, I certainly enjoyed drawing them

Next up .. the Mirage IIIB.

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Brent Best

Oh boy!

I second that!!!!!

Thirded!

Aye .. the motion carries

I'm almost done with the Mirage B line drawing .. & showing what's left over from the Mirage C template. I use a grey base colour to test the highlight & shadow layers.

The Mirage B was designed in parallel to the Mirage C, and the prototype B actually flew almost a year before the single seater C model. This was in October 1959. To accomodate the second seat, the fuselage was around 630mm longer than that of the Mirage C.



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Brent Best

I'm making headway with the base template for the B's



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Brent Best

Looking great so far!

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Thanks Jakes

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Brent Best

Very good looking Line art there, Kremlin

I'm so busy in the week, which leaves no time for profiling, and by the time you get to the weekend, you are so sick of sitting in front of a pc that you would rather just spend time in the open air

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Gerard Griessel
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Thanks gerard

I'm at a pc 8hrs at work & then behind the home pc, for the rest of my awake time ... as long as what I do at work stays work & when I'm at home it stays relaxing, then I'm good. I profile for fun, no money changes hands, no deadlines to meet, the research is always interesting, it relieves the stresses from work. However, when the home bit becomes like "work", then I probably wouldn't do it anymore.

besides ... fresh air smells funny

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Brent Best

The Mirage III saga continues

On the 25th February 1958, the French Armée de l'Air placed an order for 59 operational trainers. This order was for the dual-seat training version of the Mirage IIIC which was designated, the Mirage IIIB. The prototype of the dual-seater Mirage IIIB first flew at Melun-Villaroche on the 20th October 1959, piloted by Avions Marcel Dassault’s chief test-pilot, René Bigand. The design of the dual seat B model, ran parallel to that of the C, and it actually had it’s first flight one year before that of the single seater C. To accommodate the second seat, the fuselage was around 630mm longer than that that of the Mirage IIIC. The second seat replaced what was the radio equipment bay, and with the B’s not having a radar, the radio’s were then positioned in the nose.

The dual-seat trainer was initially operated by five countries with a total of 74 airframes manufactured. Other than the two aircraft for Lebanon, the Mirage IIIB was operated by all the countries, which had also ordered and were operating the single seat Mirage IIIC.

59 Mirage IIIB for France.
3 Mirage III BZ for South Africa.
4 Mirage III BJ for Israel.
2 Mirage III BL for Lebanon.
6 Mirage III BS for Switzerland.

Argentina became the sixth Mirage IIIB operator, when they acquired 3 ex-Israeli Mirage IIIBJ aircraft in 1982.

The first of the three Mirage BZ’s for the SAAF, arrived in November 1964, and were all operated by N° 2 squadron flying out of Air Force Base Waterkloof..
816 – c/n 228 - delivered 1964 - to SAAF museum after Mirage III retirement - AFB Swartkop 18.10.1990.
817 – c/n 229 - delivered 1964 - still flying ? - ZU-DMD
818 – c/n 230 - delivered 1964 - to SAAF museum after Mirage III retirement - AFB Swartkop 18.10.1990.


Mirage III BZ #818 (c/n 230) N° 2 Squadron "The Flying Cheetahs", Waterkloof AFB, 1964.

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Brent Best

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Brent Best

Oh my.......that is pornography

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Gerard Griessel
http://www.wild-sky.co.za

Thanks G

Make-up removed ... now she's totally nekid !!

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Brent Best

Mirage III BJ #789, (c/n BJ4), N° 119 "The Bat" Squadron, Tel Nof Air Force Base, Israeli Air Force, 1968.
This was the last "Shahak" delivered to Israel. It was ferried from France to Israel by Danny Shapira and Avihu Ben-Nun on the 17th - 18th January 1968. Other than training & VIP flights, Israel also used their dual seaters in a combat role, by removing the rear seat & then fitting the 30mm cannon & its ammunition. During the Yom Kippur war of 1973, this aicraft was credited with two kills. The first kill was an Egyptian Su-7 shot down using an Aim-9D "Sidewinder" on the 20th October 1973. The second kill was an Egyptian Mig-21 which was downed using the 30mm cannons on the 24th october 1973. The aircraft was subsequently sold to Argentina in 1982.

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Brent Best