Argentina's Mirage Salute

摘要

More than 43 years have passed since, on September 23, 1972, the first Mirage ⅢEA from a batch of 12 aircraft (ten single seaters and two two-seaters) arrived in Argentina, starting a long and successful life at the Fuerza Aerea Argentina (FAA, Argentine Air Force) Ⅷ Brigada Aerea at Mariano Moreno, Buenos Aires. In 1978, the fleet was augmented by 26 IAI M5 Neshers (Mirage 5s assembled in Israel, including a pair of two-seaters), which became IAI M5 Daggers and entered service at the VI Brigada Aerea in Tandil, Buenos Aires. Further aircraft were purchased: seven Mirage ⅢEAs, two Mirage ⅢDAs and 13 extra Daggers (including two two-seaters).