I recall watching the F-111 and MIrage at a Richmond Air Show back in the late 80s. Hornets were just arriving and were the new toy on the block. Good times.
@@MondoRockable We may have been at the same air show. I remember they had a Hornet and Mirage in a turning competition to highlight the differences in turn performance, which were substantial.
"Only flown on Sundays by a little old lady on her way to Church" is what the sales pitch needed. PS if any are still available can I get the EZ credit installments??
Surfing at Bar beach in the 70s and watching these beautiful aircraft race home at 200' unforgetable.. bloody hell Dassualt make the most sexy aircraft
hey rodent ? kirgs here i was very proud to have flown the French lady !! most beautiful aircraft of its time !!!! lol think alot of the kids nowdays on technology where as we back then relied on our own tuition & instinct !!! lol that made us superior !!! i hated the F18 Hornet had no guts ! we do mach 2 in level which was faster than a hornet !!! lol 2.14 to be precise !! mine ??? A3-17
These was sold in the early 90's for $50 millions dollars to Pakistan. Recently they was used to teach the Indians a lesson in 2019 after their botched an airstrike before their general elections
Put some extra fuel tanks and another tank to store luggage and you got yourself a pretty quick way to travel, as long as you don't need to take a dump along the way. Sweet ride, in any case.
In the 80's I went to a school positioned at the end of the Darwin airport runway. Before the RAAF had other runways at their disposal across the Topend. We were so lucky to see many of the old school RAAF aircraft fly only 100 meters above us. F1-11's, , Caribou, C-130, brand new FA-18 Hornets, visiting US aircraft like the Phantoms, F-14's and the behemoth that is the B-52. And of course our own Mirages. The Mirage would scream over Darwin. As a kid I thought they were the closest thing to what i see as a paper plane. A triangle but with a bucket full of horse power.. Wish I had a spare 3 mill.
@@aqibwaris6340 You guys, goverment/army created the Taliban, isis and countless other terrorists orginizations,.Housed bin ladin, person responible for 9/11. Were the reason for global terrorism, but still cant even accept it, we can, we accepted our mistake, if any, in a rightful manner and other nations have inreturn forgave us, helped us. We returned the favor wether neutrel ally or enemy. Your goverment, recived the weapoms from the west and what did you guys give in return? Terror, killing of innocent civilians! Now in a end note, either accept your defeat or just any other war you guys fought with us, die in the most bitter way possible!
@@swastiknandi8095 the credit for taliban creation and other organizations like that goes to america...they founded and backed the taliban to fight against the insurgency against the USSR....ISIS for your kind information was never a child of the establishment....but I think you have forgotten the BLA,BRA PTM and other separatist militants organization being backed by the Indian establishment consistently...and it has been accepted by major gaurav arya....what's was the kulbhishan Jadhev doing in balochistan...can you tell me..and you are saying that you have accepted the mistake in a right manner...recently EU disinfo lab has exposed india's cyber warfare circle being working outside Asia against Pakistan..the EU DisinfoLab recently issued its latest Report titled “Indian Chronicles - Subsequent Investigation: Deep Dive into a 15 Year Operation Targeting the EU and UN to Serve Indian Interests”. that report is a follow up of the disinfoLabs 2019 report titled, “influencing policymakers with fake media outlets (an Investigation into a pro-Indian influence network)”. that report had previously uncovered the Indian propaganda body carrying out anti-Pakistan activities and cyber warfare against Pakistan led by the indian srivastav group and propagated by the indian news agency ANI, since 2005. india not only spread disinformation but abused international institutions in its desire to malign Pakistan... the indian sponsored actors carrying out the latest malicious operation resurrected more than 10 defunct human rights council accredited NGOs registered with the names of deceased analysts and experts...in addition to that india created hundreds of fake journalists identities generated more than 750 media outlets and registered more than 550 fake domain names... the indian news agency, ANI, repackaged and amplified the malicious content produced in brussels and geneva.. pakistan had already put forth irrefutable evidence, extensively documenting indias active planning, promoting, aiding, abetting, financing and executing terrorist activities in pakistan...now tell me who is backing up and funding terrorism...open your eyes and admit the truth...
I spent a bit of time at Woomera when the Mirages were being collected and "stored" prior to sale. One of a few RAAF Edinburgh based Air Traffic Controllers looking after the airfield at the time. Remember the last flight of the last Mirage there as well. Great to see a light hearted view of the time there. Thanks for posting.
Museums got a few as well, and some were scrapped. There were plans to fly one privately in Australia some years ago but unfortunately that never happened.
These Mirages were involved in Operation Swift Retort 2019 where the Indian Army Chief was targeted, forewarned and allowed to escape. Such fun. Pakistan zindabad!
And to think that the Hornets which replaced them will soon be all gone too....
I recall watching the F-111 and MIrage at a Richmond Air Show back in the late 80s. Hornets were just arriving and were the new toy on the block. Good times.
@@MondoRockable We may have been at the same air show. I remember they had a Hornet and Mirage in a turning competition to highlight the differences in turn performance, which were substantial.
honestly $3m a pop was good buying even then.
Pakistan bought them
Pakistan is the king of mirage repairs and maintenance, i saw another youtube video which showed the extent, lots of new parts being made. Well done.
Yep, Pakistan got all those in 90's and rebuild them in Mirages rebuild factory in PAC Kamra.
Those babies are always good as new.
"Only flown on Sundays by a little old lady on her way to Church" is what the sales pitch needed.
PS if any are still available can I get the EZ credit installments??
I saw the hours of each plane. I could be wrong about 5000 hours on each one. That is just ridiculously low.
Can't believe no one commented on the fantastic choice of song !!!!!!! Pink Floyd's Learning to Fly, was an inspired choice !!!!!!!
And Dogs of War!
Cheers for posting mate. Awesome clip.
My pleasure Ryan.
I thought I was watching a Full Frontal sketch at first....
Surfing at Bar beach in the 70s and watching these beautiful aircraft race home at 200' unforgetable.. bloody hell Dassualt make the most sexy aircraft
I'll bet mate. Lots of Mates used to love Em flying over Wagga Wagga too.
'We've had a few problems', that's a polite way of saying a third of the fleet crashed.
OMG! Jana Wendt! What a blast from the past.
Lol that 45mph crosswind on takeoff
Knew I should have bought one back then LOL...
hey rodent ? kirgs here i was very proud to have flown the French lady !! most beautiful aircraft of its time !!!! lol think alot of the kids nowdays on technology where as we back then relied on our own tuition & instinct !!! lol that made us superior !!! i hated the F18 Hornet had no guts ! we do mach 2 in level which was faster than a hornet !!! lol 2.14 to be precise !! mine ??? A3-17
These was sold in the early 90's for $50 millions dollars to Pakistan. Recently they was used to teach the Indians a lesson in 2019 after their botched an airstrike before their general elections
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) bought them and (as of 2021) is still flying them even as the RAAF replaced the last F/A-18A/B (HUG) with the F-35A.
Nice work and good windup from the lads and lasses in the RAAF.
Essendon football club should have bought one, painted it red and black and used it as a gate guardian at the club.
Put some extra fuel tanks and another tank to store luggage and you got yourself a pretty quick way to travel, as long as you don't need to take a dump along the way. Sweet ride, in any case.
They began a new life, fitted out with latest avionics and night vision by the Pakistan Air Force.
But still failed agains adviseries older than it, no offence the mirage is a still a great aircraft.
@@swastiknandi8095 Great aircraft, fairly reasonalbe it's defeated by aircraft designed half a decade later.
@David Wood Typical ignorant cockie.
@David Wood your right tbh
Do they accept American Express Card?
Nice imagine if you could have got one
ha ha shoulder pads. Love it.
Pima Australian style.
In the 80's I went to a school positioned at the end of the Darwin airport runway. Before the RAAF had other runways at their disposal across the Topend. We were so lucky to see many of the old school RAAF aircraft fly only 100 meters above us. F1-11's, , Caribou, C-130, brand new FA-18 Hornets, visiting US aircraft like the Phantoms, F-14's and the behemoth that is the B-52. And of course our own Mirages. The Mirage would scream over Darwin. As a kid I thought they were the closest thing to what i see as a paper plane. A triangle but with a bucket full of horse power.. Wish I had a spare 3 mill.
Is this item still available?
Yes sold , as " training" aircraft.
Did they all get bought?
Yes,gone to the best home.
At last they found pakistan as their Mirages costumer..
Sad they should gone to the hands of countries that dont support and fund terrorists
@@swastiknandi8095 Kalbhushan Jadhev!!! Remember the name...
@@aqibwaris6340 You guys, goverment/army created the Taliban, isis and countless other terrorists orginizations,.Housed bin ladin, person responible for 9/11. Were the reason for global terrorism, but still cant even accept it, we can, we accepted our mistake, if any, in a rightful manner and other nations have inreturn forgave us, helped us. We returned the favor wether neutrel ally or enemy. Your goverment, recived the weapoms from the west and what did you guys give in return? Terror, killing of innocent civilians! Now in a end note, either accept your defeat or just any other war you guys fought with us, die in the most bitter way possible!
@@swastiknandi8095 the credit for taliban creation and other organizations like that goes to america...they founded and backed the taliban to fight against the insurgency against the USSR....ISIS for your kind information was never a child of the establishment....but I think you have forgotten the BLA,BRA PTM and other separatist militants organization being backed by the Indian establishment consistently...and it has been accepted by major gaurav arya....what's was the kulbhishan Jadhev doing in balochistan...can you tell me..and you are saying that you have accepted the mistake in a right manner...recently EU disinfo lab has exposed india's cyber warfare circle being working outside Asia against Pakistan..the EU DisinfoLab recently issued its latest Report titled “Indian Chronicles - Subsequent Investigation: Deep Dive into a 15 Year Operation Targeting the EU and UN to Serve Indian Interests”. that report is a follow up of the disinfoLabs 2019 report titled, “influencing policymakers with fake media outlets (an Investigation into a pro-Indian influence network)”.
that report had previously uncovered the Indian propaganda body carrying out anti-Pakistan activities and cyber warfare against Pakistan led by the indian srivastav group and propagated by the indian news agency ANI, since 2005. india not only spread disinformation but abused international institutions in its desire to malign Pakistan... the indian sponsored actors carrying out the latest malicious operation resurrected more than 10 defunct human rights council accredited NGOs registered with the names of deceased analysts and experts...in addition to that india created hundreds of fake journalists identities generated more than 750 media outlets and registered more than 550 fake domain names... the indian news agency, ANI, repackaged and amplified the malicious content produced in brussels and geneva.. pakistan had already put forth irrefutable evidence, extensively documenting indias active planning, promoting, aiding, abetting, financing and executing terrorist activities in pakistan...now tell me who is backing up and funding terrorism...open your eyes and admit the truth...
@@swastiknandi8095 trained Mukti Bani for breakup of Pakistan and still trying the same with BLA yet failed. Don't need to lecture the terrorism card.
This would not happen these days!
Farewell the best years of being Australian!
brilliant , very funny, kudos to the pilot for joining in the banter :)
PAF using this aircraft with full its qualities ....
I spent a bit of time at Woomera when the Mirages were being collected and "stored" prior to sale. One of a few RAAF Edinburgh based Air Traffic Controllers looking after the airfield at the time. Remember the last flight of the last Mirage there as well. Great to see a light hearted view of the time there. Thanks for posting.
You would have been there with my father. He was also an Edinburgh based ATCO at the time and one of, if not the last to speak to a Mirage
The pilot set him up, had the HEAT on in the back seat ,ac on tha front !!
2 for 1 plus free gas??? i'l take 4!!!
Were all the Mirages sold?
Yes to pakistan
Museums got a few as well, and some were scrapped. There were plans to fly one privately in Australia some years ago but unfortunately that never happened.
Thanks.
Mostly got by Pakistan
Wow. This was pretty cool for a local news outlet!...
Pakistan can buy them
Pakistan bought and flying them.
Cool dart! ✈️👍🇳🇿
Nicknamed "The Pointy". 👍
2:35 is that Officer Indian??
These Mirages were involved in Operation Swift Retort 2019 where the Indian Army Chief was targeted, forewarned and allowed to escape. Such fun. Pakistan zindabad!
Got "bombed" by them on K81
Perchased by Pakistan in 1990
How much did Pak payed?
@@xres1329 Couldn't have been much, these planes were originally bought in the 60s.
X.res I think in 20 million$ for jets and spare parts
Aeyo I've seen one of them on Facebook marketplace
Gumtree Mate!
Jana Wendy! We've missed you.❤
Jana Wendt
@@vikitails1729 Auto-correct. Blame that.
One of the last quality Australian journalists.
Yana Wendt, stunner.
This is not pkie dokie
This is awesome!