"IAF Mirage III camo when?" Topic
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Windward  | 08 Sep 2010 8:04 a.m. PST |
When did the Israelies change from silver to camo? I'm looking up the War of Attrition (sp) and I'm seeing images of both camo and siliver Miriages |
 Dom Skelton  | 08 Sep 2010 8:06 a.m. PST |
Camo went on the Mirages in '69, the identification triangles in '73. link |
Top Gun Ace  | 08 Sep 2010 12:05 p.m. PST |
Nice link Dom. Thanks for sharing. Were the Israeli jets painted with the orange triangles at the start of the Yom Kippur War, or were they added during, or afterwards? |
| Dom Skelton | 08 Sep 2010 12:31 p.m. PST |
During I believe – going from memory here, but I seem to recall the hostile Mirages were a surprise when first encountered in Yom Kippur, so the ID markings were rapidly added to differentiate. |
| Top Gun Ace | 08 Sep 2010 12:38 p.m. PST |
Hi Dom, Thanks for the quick response. I thought so too, but couldn't really remember. I believe they were on loan (including pilots as well) from either Libya, or Algeria, or both. |
| Dom Skelton | 08 Sep 2010 12:40 p.m. PST |
Yeah, Libyan aircraft, so them turning up in Egypt was unexpected. |
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