A_P_2015_04

36 African Pilot April 2015

Text by Divan Muller

With more than 1 400 examples

built, the Mirage III saw combat all

over the world and was a tremendous

commercial success. Would Dassault

Aviation’s Mirage 2000 be a worthy successor

to the company’s most famous military aircraft?

ADA Mirage 2000C

over the Alps

Main photograph: A French Mirage 2000 over Mali - Jason Smith / USAF