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Mirage IIIS
Mirage IIIS pride of the Swiss Air Force during the Cold War
1:45 scale to match the train I'm working on with the nickname "Mirage" because of its acceleration due to it's all axle drive. Both the train and the jet entered service during the 1960s.
This model was built using only genuine bricks. Metallic Silver is a fun color to build with.
According to Wikipedia the Swiss version is fitted with an indigenous "Hughes Taran 18 radar and fire-control system, which gave it the ability to fire the AIM-4 Falcon and Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. Built under license in Switzerland." (Wiki).
So the Swiss built a plane that could fire the AIM-4 Falcon before the F-14 Tomcat existed.
Luca Hagmayer ©️ 2024
Mirage IIIS
Mirage IIIS pride of the Swiss Air Force during the Cold War
1:45 scale to match the train I'm working on with the nickname "Mirage" because of its acceleration due to it's all axle drive. Both the train and the jet entered service during the 1960s.
This model was built using only genuine bricks. Metallic Silver is a fun color to build with.
According to Wikipedia the Swiss version is fitted with an indigenous "Hughes Taran 18 radar and fire-control system, which gave it the ability to fire the AIM-4 Falcon and Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. Built under license in Switzerland." (Wiki).
So the Swiss built a plane that could fire the AIM-4 Falcon before the F-14 Tomcat existed.
Luca Hagmayer ©️ 2024