{"id":1582,"date":"2021-06-07T23:11:01","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T21:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/?post_type=product&p=1582"},"modified":"2025-12-04T11:20:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T10:20:40","slug":"mkm144101-mirage-iiie-ee-rs-5ba-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/produkt\/mkm144101-mirage-iiie-ee-rs-5ba-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"[MKM144101] Mirage IIIE\/EE\/RS\/5BA \u2018In Europe\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mirage III jet fighter was developed by the French Avions Marcel Dassault company and its prototype flew in 1956. The first major production model was the Mirage IIIC, while the IIIE was an upgraded variant flying in April 1961.
\nThe Mirage IIIE was a single-seat, all-metal monoplane featuring a tailless delta configuration utilised as a multirole\/strike aircraft. Compared to the previous IIIC, it had an extended fuselage for avionics and additional fuel and straight tailfin leading edge. It was powered by a SNECMA Atar 09C turbojet. It carried two DEFA cannons in the lower fuselage under the air intakes and was fitted with five external stores pylons (one under the fuselage and two under each wing).
\nThe first production Mirage IIIEs went to the French Air Force in 1964, with a total of 183 aircraft eventually delivered to that air arm. Licence production was also undertaken in Australia, where 98 a\/c were built between 1963-68 by GAF as the Mirage IIIO. A number of Mirage IIIEs were built for export, being purchased by Argentina (IIIEA), Brazil (IIIEBR), Lebanon (IIIEL), Pakistan (IIIEP), South Africa (IIIEZ), Spain (IIIEE) and Venezuela (IIIEV).
\nMirage IIIR was a reconnaissance aircraft, with radar replaced by a camera nose. It was based on the IIIE but with simpler avionics. These aeroplanes were supplied to the French Air Force (IIIR\/RD) and others were exported to Switzerland (one Mirage IIIRS delivered + 17 licence-built by F+W in 1968-69), Pakistan (IIIRP) and South Africa (IIIRZ\/R2Z). Production of the Mirage IIIE\/R (incl. exports) was substantially greater than that of the IIIC, totalling more than 530 aircraft.
\nThe Mirage 5 was the next major variant, first flying in May 1967, destined for clear-weather attack role. It was equipped with less sophisticated avionics, more fuel storage and featured a longer nose. In Belgium, 63 a\/c were licence-built in the period 1970-73 by SABCA as the 5BA. A total of 531 Mirage 5s (all variants, incl. exports) were built, of which a number were exported to Abu Dhabi, Colombia, Egypt, Gabon, Libya, Pakistan, Peru, Venezuela and Zaire.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Colour schemes included in the kit:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1) AMD Mirage IIIE, No.568, Black 4-BI, Escadron de Chasse 2\/4 \u2018La Fayette\u2019, French Air Force (Arm\u00e9e de l\u2019Air), Air Base (BA) 116 Luxeuil-Saint Sauveur, France, early 1970s<\/p>\n

2) AMD Mirage IIIEE, No.631\/C.11-23, Black 111-12\/C11-23, Escuadron 111 \u2018D\u00f3lares\u2019, Ala de Caza 11 (Fighter Wing), Spanish Air Force (Ej\u00e9rcito del Aire), Manises Air Base, Spain, 1973<\/p>\n

3) AMD Mirage IIIRS, No.5, Black R-2101, \u00dcberwachungsgeschwader (Surveillance Sq.), Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe), D\u00fcbendorf Air Base, Switzerland, late 1965<\/p>\n

4) SABCA Mirage 5BA, No.021, White BA 21, 2e Esc. \u2018La Com\u00e8te\u2019, 2e Wing Tactique, Belgian Air Force (Force a\u00e9rienne belge), Florennes Air Base, Belgium, late 1985<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Assembly instructions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

MKM144101 Mirage IIIE_instr web<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RELEASED 2\/2019<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

RE-RELEASED 6\/2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This injection-moulded kit contains 53 parts and two clear parts (the cockpit canopy, taxiing lamp). A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included. The rear side of the box now comprises the representation of a tarmac section of a military airfield which can be cut out and used as a display base for the assembled model.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

On-line order<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (MARK I Modeller\u02bcs Boutique via Miniwing\u02bcs e-shop)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7729,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[39],"product_tag":[72,27],"class_list":{"0":"post-1582","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-144kitjet","7":"product_tag-plakitjet","8":"product_tag-plakit","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"product-type-simple"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1582"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1582"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4pluspublications.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}