The Mirage F.1 was a private project by the French company Dassault for a modern fighter aircraft for the Armée de l'Air, which could take on interception and tactical attack tasks with conventional or nuclear weapons.
A total of 246 Mirage F.1s of all versions served with the French Air Force.
The F.1 was successfully exported. In Europe it flew in Spain and Greece.
In South America the Mirage was used by Ecuador, but the F.1 aircraft were also widely used in Africa and Asia, namely in Gabon, South Africa, Morocco, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Qatar and Kuwait.
In these air forces, this variant of the famous Mirage family flew combat missions all over the world, including simulated dogfights over the Aegean between Greek F.1s and Turkish fighters, French aircraft saw action over Chad, Libya, Afghanistan, Mali, Ivory Coast and even against Iraqi Mirage F.1s during the 1st Gulf War, Ecuadorian F.1s were used in cross-border skirmishes with Peru.
And South African Mirages were also used as ground attack aircraft and fighter aircraft in the long-running border war with Angola and Mozambique, often against Cuban-flown Soviet Mig 17s, 21s and 23s.
The Libyan F.1s also saw brief service during the 2011 civil war, when several of them fled to Malta.
Plastic model kit
unbuilt / unpainted
Paint and glue not included
A total of 246 Mirage F.1s of all versions served with the French Air Force.
The F.1 was successfully exported. In Europe it flew in Spain and Greece.
In South America the Mirage was used by Ecuador, but the F.1 aircraft were also widely used in Africa and Asia, namely in Gabon, South Africa, Morocco, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Qatar and Kuwait.
In these air forces, this variant of the famous Mirage family flew combat missions all over the world, including simulated dogfights over the Aegean between Greek F.1s and Turkish fighters, French aircraft saw action over Chad, Libya, Afghanistan, Mali, Ivory Coast and even against Iraqi Mirage F.1s during the 1st Gulf War, Ecuadorian F.1s were used in cross-border skirmishes with Peru.
And South African Mirages were also used as ground attack aircraft and fighter aircraft in the long-running border war with Angola and Mozambique, often against Cuban-flown Soviet Mig 17s, 21s and 23s.
The Libyan F.1s also saw brief service during the 2011 civil war, when several of them fled to Malta.
Plastic model kit
- Decals for Libyan, Iranian and Iraqi aircraft
- Photo-etched parts
- Resin parts
unbuilt / unpainted
Paint and glue not included
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