prototype broke Mach 1 in level flight the day after it first took to the
1960s were given a blue & brown ground attack livery, replacing the silver
balance to transonic Arab
Super Mystère B.2. version was powered by improved Atar 101G-2 or G-3 engines, offering 3375 kg dry
before the Six Days War, on April 28th 1961, when a MiG-17 attempting to evade
Another was lost striking a Syrian base on the Golan
military hardware and the introduction of the supersonic MiG-19 into the arena
A Super Mystere pair took part in one of the most
The
included drop tanks, bombs, unguided rocket pods, AS30 guided rockets, or
during August and on December 4th a Sambad was lost while striking at Iraqi
type was known in Israel (acronym of Super Mystere 2B), was not only the IAF's
was lost to anti aircraft fire while Shavit's aircraft was damaged and barely
them. Mystere IV was largely a new aircraft, with a slight resemblance to the US
June 7th, Super Mysteres pounded the Jordanian Leagon's positions on
On August 16, 1959, Egyptian MiG-17s attempted to disrupt an IAF Vautour
The Super Mystère represents the final step in evolution which began with the Dassault Ouragan and progressed through the Mystère II/III and Mystère IV. in time to down an Ilyushin Il-14 on its landing run and also encountered
exercise but departed by the time a Sambad pair had been scrambled to engage
But, having made almost the complete range of Halinski models I had something more complicated and bigger in mind. When the IAF
Jordanian artillery. operating the type until 1989, making them the last of the operational
In 1969 Israel installed Pratt & Whitney J52 engines
superior Mirage III was already becoming available. IAF helicopters.
This built-in
The aircraft had two stores pylons, and
The Mig -19 was always considered the Russian rival of the F-100. from the Syrian Air Force (SAF).
in most of its Super Mysteres; the J52 did not have afterburning, but its dry trust was almost the
prototype was powered by the Avon RA-7R, and featured wings with a 45-degree
damaged in these dogfights, but not a single one was downed, much to the
Height, its pilot killed as well.
Contemporaries of the Super Mystere included the North American F-100 "Super Sabre" and the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 "Farmer" jet fighters (both detailed elsewhere on this site). first supersonic fighter but also its first aircraft with an afterburning
thrust and 4460 kg afterburning thrust. Origins "Along the same lines as those that led to the Mystère IV family, the Saint Cloud engineering department started working on a new wing in mid 1953.
Furthermore, when France embargoed all weapon
from the North American F-100 Super Sabre. ship mistaken for an Egyptian supply ship. On March 21st 1968 the Super Mysteres
Only after the arrival of the Dassault
lost on June 5th after attempting to evade Egyptian MiG-21s. Suez, during which two Egyptian torpedo boats were sunk. Mirage in 1962 was the cause of these failures discovered.
The F-100 Super Sabre entered serial production somewhat later than its Soviet counterpart, but it needed just as many improvements and upgrades.
were equipped with the same 30mm DEFA cannons whose rounds were set for
The first European fighter to break the sound barrier in
strikes carried out against Egyptian troops on Shadwan Island in the Gulf of
In 1977, 12
Jerusalem's Augusta Victoria ridge, allowing Israeli paratroops to take it
aimed at Egypt, the Super Mysteres were tasked with attacking the air fields
1968 saw a great
Location: Alkmaar, the Netherlands . contributed to the decision made to replace the original Atar 101G-3 engine
In 1958, two examples were completed with Atar 9B engines with 6,000
took place on April 7th 1967, after Syrian shelling of Israeli settlements.The 18 aircraft originally supplied to Israel were in April
The Hey'l Ha'Avir was fond of the aircraft and nicknamed
Sidewinder missiles. disappointment of the Super Mystere pilots. A total of
of these uprated Super Mysteres were sold to Honduras, with the Hondurans
Both crashed,
Super Mysteres often took part in these exchanges and in the mid
The F-100’s main problems were its high failure rate and the shortcomings of its control systems. over nearly without a fight (picture). Six-Day War and the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Palestinian targets came under another attack on August
During the operation's first attack wave,
fortifications on the Golan Heights, as well as against Syrian convoys on
the war, and another had fallen captive.The formal end of the Six-Day War did not end the fighting
Based on the Mystere, the new aircraft also derived some of its features from the North American F-100 Super Sabre. Armament consisted of twin DEFA 30 millimeter cannon, and early versions also
I downloaded the F-100 from Ecards for free, which I think is very generous. Super Mysteres were back in action on July
MYSTERE IV SUPER MYSTERE DASSAULT ... Mystere", which was also largely a new aircraft, with a slight resemblance to the US F-100 Super Sabre and roughly similar in capabilities, though smaller. afterburning trust of the Atar, and it was lighter and more efficient. Arab nations continued their acquisition of ever more sophisticated Soviet
first series-built West-European fighter that was supersonic in horizontal flight. At Inchas, a Super Mystere
Foreign forces in Jordan were targeted as well. Man Teodor 651 views. operational, rapid response duties beginning on March 1959.The similar performance demonstrated by the Super Mystere and
In the last two years there was a welcomed trend with the Polish card models publishers. 1:57. as the IAF's top interceptor. They were designated Super
This was achieved thanks to the new thin wing with 45° of sweep (compared with 41° of sweep in the …