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Mirage IIICJ "first Shahak kill" No. 59, flown by Yoram Agmon, 101 Squadron, IAF, Hatzor Air Base, July 1966
General Background
The Dassault Mirage III is a family of single/dual-seat, single-engine, fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by French aircraft company Dassault Aviation. It was the first Western European combat aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in horizontal flight, a feat which was achieved on 24th October 1958.
The Aircraft
“Shahak 59” of 101 Squadron, was the highest scoring Shahak in Israeli service (with a total of 13 kills). It was the first Shahak to score a kill when Yoran Agmon shot down a Syrian MiG-21 in July 1966. Several pilots have scored kills while flying Shahak 59; among them Oded Marom, Israel Baharav and IAF’s top ace – Giora Epstein.
Specifications :
| Dimensions | |
| Length: | 49ft |
| Wing surface: | 377 sq ft |
| Span: | 26.97 ft |
| Height: | 14.76 ft |
| Weight: | |
| Empty: | 15542 lbs |
| Internal fuel : | 3 300 L |
| External fuel : | 4 700 L |
| Maximum Take off: | 21164 lb |
| Performance | |
| Maximum Speed: | Mach 2.2 |
| Range: | 3937.2 ft |
| Service Ceiling: | 55776 ft |