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Mistral
PostPosted: 18 Jun 2019, 23:13 
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Stratobat wrote:
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There are pics of CZs at Ondangwa (early '80s) with the bomb / tank combo. I assume we got them from the French. What is not clear is whether they have the tail fins or not. I'll have to go with the fact that they did. These tanks were longer than the standard 500 lt supersonic wing tanks.


Would these not be the same tanks?

- SAAF Museum Swartkop Thread

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No doubt the same. See it's longer than the standard finless 500 liter tank and has the fins.
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PostPosted: 19 Jun 2019, 10:02 
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Mistral wrote:
There are pics of CZs at Ondangwa (early '80s) with the bomb / tank combo. I assume we got them from the French. What is not clear is whether they have the tail fins or not. I'll have to go with the fact that they did. These tanks were longer than the standard 500 lt supersonic wing tanks. Thanks for the piccies :smt023


The tanks had fins.

https://www.saairforce.co.za/gallery-and-media/39/mirage-iiicz/1#

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Hi Mistral,

Looks like Mars has it but looking at page 170 of The SAAF at War, the tanks do appear to have fins but they are partially obscured.

I've also come across a photograph on the SAAF members and ex members Facebook group that shows a pilot taking a photograph of themselves while in flight. On either side, in the background, there appears to be two Mirage IIICZ's wearing camouflage with the drop tank/ two bombs configuration. The tanks appear to have fins as well.

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Mars wrote:
The tanks had fins.

https://www.saairforce.co.za/gallery-and-media/39/mirage-iiicz/1#

Direct link: http://www.saairforce.co.za/seed/public ... _large.jpg

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How beautiful is this Mirage, the 5M MirSIP.

Malcolm,this doesn't answer your question but check this out link out.

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http://www.sbap.be/archivalia/mirsip/mirsip.htm

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The acronym MADNAP is used with reference to the drop tanks in this link.

http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?/topic/147025-three-kfirs/page/8/

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CBUs on the drop tank !!
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