DASSAULT - MIRAGE IIIS

DASSAULT - Mirage IIIS - J-2335- Swiss Air Force

Seen at the Swiss Air Force Museum in late 2015 was this Mirage. The canards were unique to the Swiss Mirages and were retrofitted in the 1980s. Perhaps as a result of the success of the Israeli Kfir? In fact, the Swiss-built IIIS aircraft were quite different to the French machines. They were more robust and included lifting points so they could be lifted around inside bomb-proof caverns. The J designation is applied to fighter variants. An S is applied to strike variants.