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Cranston Fine Arts  Aviation Art and Artists Modern Era Aircraft More Aircraft Initials A - O  Mirage III |
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Harried Argentineans by Stan Stokes. On May 1, 1982 two Royal Navy British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS1s, piloted by F/Lt. Paul Barton and Lt. Steve Thomas encountered two Argentinean Mirage III fighters near the Falkland Islands. The Mirage fighters were piloted by Capt. Garcia Cuerva and Lt. Carlos Perona. The two jets approached the airspace around Task Force 317, which was sailing to the Falklands to retake them from occupying Argentine forces. Sea Harriers were launched to intercept the Mirage fighters. The Mirages fired first at about five miles distance, but their missiles failed to lock on to their targets. Turning to the left the Mirage jets soon found the two Harriers on their tails. Barton fell in behind Perona and Thomas took a bead on the jet flown by Cuerva. Firing their Sidewinder, air-to-air, missiles, the Harrier pilots got a hit on Peronas Mirage. Perona ejected from his aircraft and came down in shallow water near West Falkland Island. Cuervas Mirage was damaged by the missile fired by Thomas, and he attempted to fly his damaged aircraft back to his base. Cuerva was unfortunately shot down and killed by his own anti-aircraft fire. During the Falklands War the Brits thoroughly outclassed the Argentine Air Force. The British forces without the loss of a single aircraft downed a total of 22 Argentine aircraft. Lt. Thomas downed three aircraft during the conflict, the most for any one pilot. Although the Harriers had a slower top speed than the aircraft they encountered during the War, they succeeded because their pilots were better trained for air-to-air combat, and their missiles were more effective. The Harrier was the worlds first operational V/STOL (vertical/short take-off and landing) aircraft. It evolved from the Hawker P.1127, which first flew in 1960. The Harrier proved itself in combat for the first time during the Falklands War. The aircraft and its pilots demonstrated that the V/STOL fighter could hold its own against much faster traditional jet fighters, while operating without the use of a traditional airfield. The Sea Harrier FRS1 has a maximum speed of 740-MPH at sea level, a service ceiling of 51,000 feet, a practical combat range of 260 miles, and a maximum ferry range of 2490 miles. Its maximum armament payload is 8,500 pounds (5,000 pounds in vertical take-off mode.) It is armed with two 30mm Aden cannon and 4 Sidewinder missiles. The Harrier has been produced by Hawker Siddley (later British Aerospace) in the UK, and by McDonnell Douglas for the USMC in America. This aircraft is also utilized by the Spanish Naval Air Force - the Armada Espanol. |
Desert Victory by Robert Taylor. IAF Squadron Commander Avaham Lanir, flying an Israeli Air Force Mirage III high over the Syrian desert, scores a victory over a Syrian MiG-21 on 9 November 1972. Later, during the Yom Kippur War, his Mirage was hit by a Syrian missile ambush, forcing him to eject over enemy territory. Despite valiant efforts to rescue him, he was captured by the Syrians and died under interrogation. |
One MiG Down by Robert Taylor. A formation of Mirages led by Lt Col Avi Lanir, commander of 101 Squadron Israeli Air Force, intercepts MiG21s over the Syrian Desert on 9th November 1972. In the ensuing dogfight two of the Syrian MiGs are shot down, one of them from a direct hit by Lanir to score his second MiG victory. Created with the direct input of one of the greatest Jet Aces of the Supersonic age, Giora Epstein, this spectacular piece is a tribute to one of the greatest fighter leaders of the Isreali Air Force, Lt Colonel Avraham Lanir and depicts an arena of aviation combat that is seldom featured. |
Israeli Mirage III and Nesher Aces. Israeli delta fighters pilots have been credited with almost 300 kills between 1966 and 1974, and dozens of them became aces. The Israeli aerial kill exchange rate and overall air-to-air performance was phenomenal. Although the Israeli pilots were flying Mach 2 fighters, they lacked any modern radar equipment and their MiG-21 flying opponents should have had a performance edge over them. This book details their most signifcant engagements, many of which were essentially World War 2 style dogfights fought with jet aircraft. Because neither side had the combat edge to disengage at will most engagements were a life and death struggle and the introduction of air-to-air missiles and the Israeli Nesher was to prove decisive in this theatre. |
Mirage III First and Last by Michael Rondot. In this classic study of 2 v 2 air combat, two Mirage II fighters of the Royal Australian Air Force turn at the merge to engage a pair of evading A4 skyhawks over the Pacific. The painting features the first and last Australian built Mirages in the colours of nos. 75 and 77 squadrons. |
| Mirage III Pilot and aircrew signature details |
 Brigadier General Amos Amir Our estimated value of this signature : £10 | Brigadier General Amos Amir an Ace with a minimum of 7 victories |
 Brigadier General Israel Baharav Our estimated value of this signature : £15 | Brigadier General Israel Baharav a Double Ace with a minimum of 12 confirmed victories which included 5 double kills, downing more MiG 21s than any other pilot. |
 Lieutenant Colonel Ariel Cohen Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Lieutenant Colonel Ariel Cohen an Ace with at least 5 confirmed victories |
 Major Gidon Dror Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Major Gidon Dror an Ace with a minimum of 5 confirmed victories |
 Colonel Giora Even Epstein Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Colonel Giora Even Epstein Israel's highest ever scoring fighter pilot and the highest scoring Jet to Jet Ace in history with 17 confirmed victories. |
 Lieutenant Colonel Yoram Geva Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Lieutenant Colonel Yoram Geva an Ace with a minimum of 5 confirmed victories, he scored Israel's first ever victory in the Nesher |
 Brigadier General Uri Gil Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Brigadier General Uri Gil an Ace with a minimum of 7.5 victories. 5.5 in the Mirage and 2 in the F-16, officially recognised as the worlds oldest fighter pilot who was still flying operationally at 60 |
 Captain Avrahm Gilad Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Captain Avrahm Gilad an Ace with a minimum of 5 victories |
 Colonel Ilan Gonen Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Colonel Ilan Gonen an Ace with at least 7 confirmed victories |
 Major Dror Harish Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Major Dror Harish an Ace with at least 8 confirmed victories |
 Lieutenant Colonel Moshe Hertz Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Lieutenant Colonel Moshe Hertz an Ace with at least 6.5 confirmed victories |
 Major Eitan Karmi Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Major Eitan Karmi an Ace with at least 8 victories |
 Lieutenant Colonel Yermi Keeidar Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Lieutenant Colonel Yermi Keeidar an ace with at least 7 victories, at least 5 in the Mirage and 1 in the Super Mystere. |
 Colonel Yehuda Koren Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Colonel Yehuda Koren a Double Ace credited with at least 10.5 victories |
 Lieutenant Colonel Shlomo Levi Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Lieutenant Colonel Shlomo Levi a Double Ace with a minimum of 10 confirmed victories |
 Colonel Gidon Livni Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Colonel Gidon Livni an Ace with a minimum of 5.5 confirmed victories |
 Colonel Oded Marom Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Colonel Oded Marom a Double Ace with at least 10.5 victories |
 Major Ithamar Neuner Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Major Ithamar Neuner an Ace with at least 5 victories |
 Colonel Uri Even Nir Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Colonel Uri Even Nir an Ace with at least 6 confirmed victories |
 Brigadier General Ran Ronen Peker Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Brigadier General Ran Ronen Peker One of the most respected commanders in the Israeli Air Force, he was an ace with at least 7 victories |
 Major General Giora Rom Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Major General Giora Rom the Israeli Air Force's first ever jet Ace with at least 5 confirmed victories |
 Major Reuven Rozen Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Major Reuven Rozen an Ace with a minimum of 5 victories |
 Lieutenant Colonel Avraham Salomon Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Lieutenant Colonel Avraham Salomon a Double Ace with at least 14.5 victories, including the last ever in an Israeli Mirage. |
 Brigadier General Menachem Sharon Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Brigadier General Menachem Sharon an Ace with a minimum of 6 confirmed victories |
 Lieutenant Colonel Menahem Shmul Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Lieutenant Colonel Menahem Shmul an Ace with at least 5 confirmed victories, he became Israel Industries Chief Test Pilot. |
 Brigadier General Iftach Spector Our estimated value of this signature : £20 | Brigadier General Iftach Spector a Double Ace with a minimum of 12 victories, at least 8 in the Mirage and 4 in the Phantom. |
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